FDP leader Christian Lindner is not averse to a traffic light or a Jamaica coalition. He emphasizes: “We govern in very different formats in Germany”.
It could now be “advisable that the parties that campaigned against the status quo, that is, the Greens and the FDP, talk to each other first.”
Because 75 percent of the people in Germany would not have voted for the future Chancellor’s party, says Lindner in the so-called elephant round of the top candidates.
“We should come to a government formation quickly,” explains Lindner. In the case of explorations, one should not work in detail, but all important points should be directly on the table to see where one can get together and what is important to which side. He offered the Greens that the FDP and the Greens, as parties with the greatest differences in content, talk to each other first and see where there could be common ground.
In fact, Greens co-boss Robert Habeck had previously made the offer for an initial discussion in a speech by the FDP. The Greens are “close to the SPD”, but an alliance with the FDP would also have to find its own political strength. Habeck emphasized that this is also possible under the leadership of the Union.
The Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock also described it as “more than sensible” when different parties now talk to each other in different constellations.
The logic that “there is someone who calls everyone else” is not good for the necessary departure in this country. “It’s not about the lowest common denominator.” It’s about setting the course for the future. “The question is a question of intergenerational justice.” (Reuters, dpa)
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