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FDP agrees to traffic light coalition negotiations
The FDP federal executive committee and the members of the Bundestag faction have unanimously agreed to start coalition negotiations with the SPD and the Greens. This clears the way for formal talks to form a traffic light coalition. Party leader Christian Lindner: “Whether it can become more is up to everyone involved. In any case, this emerging coalition must be a win for Germany. Germany must become freer, more sustainable, more modern, more digital and more competitive. If this is unusual for the federal level If the new coalition succeeds, it would be a big win for our country. The result of the Bundestag election does not mean a shift to the left in Germany. Nobody can deduce from the results of the Bundestag election that the voters would have voted for a clear shift of the coordinates to the left. I am sure that our interlocutors also know that. That is why a possible traffic light coalition can and must also establish a government of the center. ” The committees of the Greens and the SPD had already passed corresponding resolutions. A possible starting point for the negotiations would be Thursday, it was said in the negotiating circles of the parties. However, this has not yet been finally clarified. The exploratory teams of the three parties agreed on a joint paper on Friday that should form the basis for coalition negotiations. The aim is for the new federal government to be sworn in before Christmas.
Party leader Christian Lindner emphasized that there will be no leftward shift in Germany with the FDP.