At a special digital party conference on Sunday there were 535 votes in favor and 37 against, as well as eight abstentions for the 177-page paper to form the first traffic light government at the federal level in Germany. The FDP thus calculated an approval rate of 92.24 percent. Most of the party conference took place online, with only a core team on site.
FDP leader Christian Lindner had previously campaigned for the approval of the coalition agreement in front of the delegates at the special party congress. “It is a coalition agreement for a policy of the center that does not move our country to the left, but wants to lead it forward,” said Linder in Berlin. “This coalition agreement is shaped by what we have expanded and complemented each other.”
His party sees itself in the future coalition with the SPD and the Greens as a guarantor of a course of the middle: “The Free Democrats are not available for a left turn in Germany because we already have a lot of left politics in our country,” said Lindner.
Lindner paid particular tribute to the presumably next Chancellor, Olaf Scholz (SPD), for his role in the traffic light negotiations. “We have really not always made it easy for ourselves,” said the FDP boss. The conversations were characterized by respect and an effort to understand “.” I would like to point out that the Federal Chancellor-designate in particular was able to combine what was previously divisive in a meaningful way presented”.
The Greens’ approval of the contract is expected on Monday, then the result of their membership decision will be available. The SPD clearly agreed on Saturday.
Source: Nachrichten
