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German ‘kingmakers’ meet on coalition, courted by would-be kings By Reuters

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. The election posters of Olaf Scholz (Social Democratic Party) candidate as Chancellor, Christian Lindner from the Liberal Free Democratic party FDP and Annalena Baerbock (Greens party coleader), are shown in Bad Honnef south of Bonn.

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BERLIN (Reuters – Germany’s Greens & Free Democrats held a second round exploratory talks on Friday to find common ground in order to create a coalition government with the Social Democrats and conservatives. Both have been courted by them.

The Greens and Free Democrats, who are from opposite ends of the political spectrum and differ https://reut.rs/3uiuoJG on a range of issues, have moved centre stage after the Social Democrats (SPD) won Sunday’s election by a narrow margin that leaves them seeking partners.

To get a majority in parliament for a government coalition, both the SPD (the centre-left) and Angela Merkel’s conservative group, which fell to record low results, will need to be joined by the Free Democrats (FDP), and the leftist Greens.

While the Greens support a tri-party tie-up between the FDP/ SPD and the FDP, the FDP would rather the two smaller parties join Merkel’s conservatives to form a “Jamaica” coalition. This is because their colours are identical with that of the island nation’s flag.

Markus Blume (general secretary, Bavarian Christian Social Union) said that Jamaica had a chance. He was also the sister party of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union.

Johannes Vogel, FDP deputy leader, said that policy content will be crucial to the outcome of coalition negotiations. FDP deputy leader Johannes Vogel said that the FDP, Greens and CDU/CSU will be speaking separately after their Friday meeting.

Vogel explained to broadcaster ARD, “We’re devoting ourselves to the substantive questions now. Very consciously, first with the Greens then in the talks over a few days. Then we will have to wait and see.”

For broadcaster ZDF, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen conducted a survey. 59% of the respondents favored a government coalition of SPD, Greens, and FDP. 76% said they would love to see Olaf Scholz, Social Democrats, as their next chancellor.

Scholz answered the question of Spiegel magazine, “Yes” after he was asked if he planned to become the chancellor following talks with Greens and FDP. He also said that partners must work together in “joint governments with their ideas”.

Merkel has been in power since 2005 and plans to step down when a new government forms.

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