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Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet is still sticking to the goal of a Jamaica alliance with the Greens and the FDP – if necessary even without himself.
Union Chancellor candidate and CDU leader Armin Laschet has indicated that he will postpone his own ambitions for possible Jamaica negotiations with the Greens and the FDP. “If it goes better with other people, then gladly,” said the CDU boss on Thursday in an information switching conference of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group on the current state of the Union, as the German press agency learned from participants. With a view to a possible Jamaica alliance with the Greens and the FDP, he said: “The person is at the end, at the beginning there is the idea and the project.”
He also learned from Union circles that Laschet wanted to initiate a new line-up at the party leadership. He wanted to avoid a “personnel battle” in any case, he was quoted by participants according to the and the.
A statement from Laschet on the progress of the exploratory talks in the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus is expected at 6.30 p.m.
Kreise: Laschet wants to moderate the process for a new start in terms of personnel
According to Laschet, the Union is still ready for talks with the Greens and the FDP about a Jamaica alliance. Participants quoted him as saying: “Our offer as Germany’s CDU is in place.” Jamaica would be a modernization project that could reconcile many things in the country – “Jamaica would be better for Germany” than a traffic light government made up of the SPD, Greens and FDP, he was quoted as saying. Many people in the country are betting that Jamaica will be possible. At the same time, Laschet also emphasized: “The goal of achieving something good for the country is more important than individual interests.” Until a new chancellor is elected, everything is open. “We therefore have to show readiness until the last moment.”
Laschet said that the CDU needed a fresh start in all committees. He is ready to moderate this process. The party needs a joint consensus proposal, as he has now done with Hendrik Wüst in North Rhine-Westphalia. Laschet had proposed the North Rhine-Westphalian Transport Minister Wüst as his successor on Tuesday – as Prime Minister and as CDU state party leader.
Laschet said about the negotiations with the Greens and FDP on Sunday and Tuesday that they were very well prepared. The fact that confidentiality could not be guaranteed is not a good sign. Many people would still be waiting for a Jamaica coalition of the Union, the Greens and the FDP. “We have to be ready until the last second and not verbally abuse anyone,” Laschet was quoted as saying. He does not know how the SPD, Greens and FDP wanted to bring their issues together in a traffic light.
Union faction leader Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU), like Laschet, spoke out in favor of remaining ready to talk about a possible government with the Greens and the FDP. Although the Union is currently sitting on the audience bench, Brinkhaus said according to dpa information from participants. A coalition led by the Union remains possible.
Union apparently still sees opportunities for the Jamaica coalition
Brinkhaus was quoted as saying: “The door is not completely closed.” He also demanded: “We must not close the door to Jamaica.” During the talks between the Union and the FDP on Sunday evening, there were “very, very great similarities” and few cliffs that could have been easily avoided. He would have found a second round of talks or parallel talks to be fair. It was important to have held the talks, otherwise the FDP could have said that the Union did not want it at all. At the same time, he emphasized that the Union would not give anything away by giving up its positions. With the FDP there are almost everywhere overlaps except in the social area.
CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt said after this information that the Union wanted to give the Greens incentives for a Jamaica alliance. When it comes to climate protection, they were well prepared and showed “maximum openness”. The Greens had shown “a strong reserve” towards the Union. The Greens have a fundamentally different understanding of the issues of solid budgets and the Stability Pact. There was no reaction to the offer to continue negotiating, even as a round of three.
First three-way discussions about a possible traffic light alliance
The SPD, Greens and FDP met for the first time on Thursday afternoon for a three-way discussion about the formation of a government. CSU boss Markus Söder had rated the announcement of exploratory talks for a traffic light coalition made up of the SPD, Greens and FDP on Wednesday as a “clear preliminary decision”. “The FDP and the Greens have decided on this route of traffic lights. They now have to follow it consistently,” he said. Reality must now be recognized, it is now also about “self-respect and dignity”. Laschet had already shown himself to be much more open to further talks with the Greens and the FDP.
FDP leader Christian Lindner warned the CSU on Wednesday not to prematurely exclude a possible Jamaica coalition. Even after the start of traffic light talks by the SPD, Greens and FDP, a Union-led Jamaica alliance remains “still a viable option,” he emphasized in the ARD “Tagesthemen” in the evening. Despite the meeting with the SPD, one should remain ready to talk, “I expressly say that to the CSU”.
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