Final sprint! The traffic light parties are on the home straight in the coalition negotiations – and have made a good sprint so far …
That was quick! The traffic light parties want to present a coalition agreement next week.
This was announced by the general secretaries of the SPD and FDP, Lars Klingbeil (43) and Volker Wissing (51), as well as the Greens federal manager Michael Kellner (44) on Tuesday. The parties are sticking to their original plan – the new Chancellor Olaf Scholz (63, SPD) could then be elected during St.
Kellner spoke of “very good, very constructive, very thorough” conversations, but also warned: “There are still some big boards to drill.”
Volker Wissing (51), Michael Kellner (44) and Lars Klingbeil (43) Photo: JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP
After further deliberations on this Wednesday and Friday, the next Monday will continue to meet. In the course of the week, the partners then aim to come to a coalition agreement. All three representatives stressed the responsibility that came with the negotiations. Waiter: “Thoroughness takes precedence over speed.”
Klingbeil said of the coalition negotiations: “We can do that, I am firmly convinced of that.”
The parties have agreed to keep the content confidential.
Wissing said that they are “making progress faster than expected”. He has a good feeling “that we were able to combine the necessary precision with the ambitious schedule”.