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Christian Lindner: "It belongs to the human being to want to leave something behind for his descendants"
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Just like the SPD, the FDP is sticking to the agreed schedule for the formation of a traffic light coalition in Germany.
"The FDP can make its contribution to the timely clarification of all disputed points," said party leader Christian Lindner of the "world".
However, he could not speak for the Greens and the SPD.
The Greens had recently questioned the punctual conclusion of the negotiations and expressed dissatisfaction with the progress, especially with regard to climate protection.
Almost three weeks after the start of negotiations on a traffic light coalition, the working groups presented their first results on Wednesday evening and transmitted them to the general secretaries of the parties.
The remaining points of contention should be clarified in top rounds.
The first meeting of the main negotiating group is next Monday.
Lindner now also stated that the FDP will not agree to the increase in inheritance tax brought into play by the still-SPD chairman Norbert Walter-Borjans.
“It is part of man to want to leave something behind for his descendants.
I don't want to damage this drive. "
Olaf Scholz sees no "insurmountable problems"
In the St. Nicholas week from December 6th, SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz is to be elected chancellor and his government will be sworn in in the Bundestag.
If they are to stick to this schedule, the parties will not have much time to complete their negotiations.
The SPD and the Greens want to ask their members about the coalition agreement.
Despite all skepticism, the SPD also wants to stick to the existing schedule.
Scholz sees no "insurmountable problems," as he said on Thursday in Berlin.
"You can't praise the day before evening, but the day is pretty good." All that still needs to be discussed are things that are not so numerous that he considers them to be insurmountable problems.
jso / dpa / Reuters