Traffic light riot
Crisis meeting of the SPD leadership in the Chancellery
The traffic light shakes. Does it still hold? According to information from RTL and star The top of the SPD met in the Chancellery for an evening crisis meeting.
In the midst of the government crisis, the top of the SPD met for a confidential meeting in the Chancellery on Sunday evening. According to information from RTL and star Chancellor Olaf Scholz, SPD leader Lars Klingbeil and Secretary General Matthias Miersch consulted, and co-leader Saskia Esken and parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich were also expected.
Traffic light is in a dramatic situation
The meeting, which was scheduled at short notice, highlights the dramatic situation in the coalition. Since the economic paper by Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) was announced on Friday star the traffic light is in turmoil. Lindner had outlined his demands for an “economic turnaround” on 18 pages, which would mean a break with the previous traffic light policy. Among other things, he calls for the abolition of solidarity, a more flexible retirement age, an abolition of national climate targets and the end of subsidies for individual sectors of the economy. The confrontational paper has fueled speculation about an early end to the coalition. “The hut is burning” in the government, said SPD leader Esken on Saturday in Hamburg.
The traffic light is facing a crucial week. The FDP executive committee will meet on Monday morning to determine the next course. The leaders of the SPD and the Greens also meet. The traffic light crisis is likely to be the number one topic in the parliamentary group meetings that day. A coalition summit is scheduled for Wednesday evening. Before that, Chancellor Scholz reportedly wants to have several more confidential discussions with Lindner and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens).
For weeks the traffic light has been arguing about a budget and the question of how the economy can be stimulated. The ideas differ sometimes diametrically.
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Source: Stern
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