Traffic light: Negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP will continue on Monday

Traffic light: Negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP will continue on Monday

After the first three-party talks on a possible traffic light coalition, the SPD, Greens and FDP have declared that they want to continue the negotiations in the coming week.

After their first three-way conversation about forming a government, the SPD, Greens and FDP want to continue their explorations on Monday. All three parties had agreed “that it will continue on Monday,” said SPD General Secretary Lars Klingbeil. after several hours of consultation in Berlin. He praised the “serious conversation atmosphere”. However, there is no agreed end to the exploratory talks that have now begun, said FDP General Secretary Volker Wissing.

All parties satisfied after the first three-way conversation

According to Wissing, after the deliberations on Thursday in a presidium meeting, the FDP decided to enter a “formal, in-depth phase” of the explorations next week. There is a willingness to be recognized to overcome hurdles together. At the same time, he emphasized that the three parties pursued different political approaches. “There are issues where it won’t be easy.”

The Greens were also satisfied with the start of the explorations. “It was a good conversation today, we will continue with it on Monday,” said Federal Managing Director Michael Kellner. There is a “basis of trust”, which has already been shown in the two-way talks between the parties. Of course, there is still a piece of common ground to go. “But solutions can be found.” Kellner insisted that the talks should not lead to night sessions. You don’t want to work according to the “At some point you are so exhausted, then there is a result”, you want to work very concentrated during the day.

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According to Klingbeil, further meetings are planned for Monday, Tuesday morning and Friday. When SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz flies to Washington as finance minister from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday, the secretaries general want to stay in close contact.

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