Status: 05.10.2021 10:35 a.m.
Shortly before their own talks with the CDU / CSU, the Greens criticized the Union for having passed on information from the explorations with the FDP to the “Bild”. “That really irritated us,” says managing director Kellner.
The Greens have criticized the Union for having passed on information from the exploratory talks with the FDP to the “Bild”. “That really irritated us,” said Greens federal manager Michael Kellner on RTL / ntv.
Before today’s conversation between the Greens and the Union, Kellner said that he was “worried” that not everything would remain secret. Confidentiality had been agreed in all rounds. “The fact that communication is then carried out via the ‘Bild’ newspaper does not throw a good light on the situation in the Union,” he said. It was “noticeable” that something had become known from the only exploratory meeting with the participation of the Union.
Özdemir: Union has a massive problem
Green politician Cem Özdemir said on RTL that the behavior of the Union was not exactly a vote of confidence: “First, internal management problems and then the problem that our own ranks do not even shut up.” That is a signal that the Union has a massive problem, said Özdemir.
Criticism also from the FDP
The indiscretions also caused incomprehension in the FDP. FDP Vice-President Johannes Vogel wrote on Twitter: “Last weekend there were three exploratory talks in which I also took part for the FDP. From two of them you read and hear nothing. One of the alleged contents of the conversation is pierced to the media. That is noticeable, dear Union – and it sucks! “
Previously – despite the strict confidentiality agreed – information from the conversation between the CDU / CSU and FDP had been passed on to “Bild”. Alleged statements of the participating FDP politicians were quoted.
Above all, the Greens and FDP had emphasized the need for great confidentiality and referred to the bad example of 2017. During the explorations at that time for a Jamaica coalition made up of the Union, FDP and Greens, information was continuously released. The talks finally broke down after four weeks.