Political scientist Marschall expects negotiations between the CDU-Greens in NRW
Created: 05/15/2022, 20:13
Hendrik Wüst, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and CDU top candidate, speaks.
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Political scientist Stefan Marschall is expecting talks in North Rhine-Westphalia about forming a black-green government.
"It will probably result in the prime minister and thus the CDU, the election winner, having the chance to explore here and get a coalition off the ground," Marschall told the German Press Agency on Sunday evening.
Düsseldorf - "And if that doesn't work, then of course there are other options in play, but these are not equal options that are now in the room.
The SPD has achieved its worst result of all time in NRW, and it is very difficult to derive a government mandate from that.”
If the FDP makes it into the state parliament, the question is whether it would even be available for an alliance with the SPD and the Greens.
After all, she had to realize that the traffic lights at the federal level weren't paying off for her.
You stay there "rather invisible," said Marshal.
In general, one has to say that the traffic lights in North Rhine-Westphalia received a bad interim report.
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In the election campaign in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Ukraine war and the issues of energy and inflation associated with it played a decisive role.
The Greens could have occupied these topics credibly, also because they could show two personalities with great charisma in Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Economics Minister Robert Habeck.
The Greens are now in the strongest possible starting position: “These are the kingmakers.
You can now choose between options, and of course that's the best position you can have, because then you can push up the prices.” dpa
