State election in North Rhine-Westphalia:The CDU wants to talk to all “democratic parties”.
Hendrik Wüst (CDU), Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, is celebrated at his party’s state board meeting.
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- CDU top candidate Wüst wants to hold talks with all democratic parties in the state parliament.
- After the state elections, there could be a traffic light or black-green government in North Rhine-Westphalia, and a grand coalition is considered unlikely.
- The SPD is moving away from the idea of a traffic light coalition with the FDP and the Greens. The Liberals also think this is unlikely. The Greens do not yet show a clear preference.
- As a consequence of the state elections, the traffic light coalition in Berlin is considering possible further relief.
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