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The coalition negotiations for a traffic light government could begin in the next few days. Personnel requests are already leading to discussions.
Berlin – After the SPD coalition talks for a possible traffic light government had already agreed on Friday (October 15), the Greens followed today. Only the decision of the FDP leadership is still pending on Monday (October 18). The coalition negotiations for a traffic light alliance could then start next week. Some key issues have already been discussed. In the meantime, the personnel requests of the party members in terms of ministerial posts are also becoming loud.
Even before the traffic light coalition negotiations: filling the ministerial posts triggers discussion
The first requests for personnel for the future ministerial posts have already been leaked in the three parties. SPD leader Norbert Walter-Borjans thinks that the SPD parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich is capable of holding the office of President of the Bundestag, as he is Picture on sunday explained. From FDP circles, the wish of their own party leader as finance minister is getting louder. FDP negotiator Marco Buschmann said opposite Mirrors, he couldn’t think of anyone better for the job. “In the last few weeks and months I have seen how thoroughly Christian Lindner prepared himself for this task.” Also the deputy
FDP chairman Wolfgang Kubicki thinks Lindner is suitable.
Greens co-boss Robert Habeck has now reacted to the debate that has started over the occupation of the finance ministry. He describes the discussion as “not helpful”. “It is part of fairness, good manners and also political wisdom not to do that now. In case of doubt, you only increase your own height of fall, ”said Habeck on Sunday evening in the ARD program“ Report from Berlin ”.
Habeck sharply criticizes the FDP’s personal wishes: “We won’t do that”
Habeck said that Lindner had never made a secret of the fact that he wanted to become finance minister, and that he made this more than clear in the election campaign. But it is not helpful to start speculating on personnel now. “We have very different ideas about financial policy. The competition is there, without question. The confidence that it will then happen as agreed has yet to be proven, also in the coalition talks, ”emphasized the party leader.
He himself always put “all personal ambitions of people including myself” on the back burner. “I pat on the fingers of everyone who twitches. That’s why I can say for my shop that we won’t do that. ”
Baden-Württemberg’s finance minister Danyal Bayaz (Greens) has already advertised Habeck as federal finance minister. Bayaz wrote on Twitter on Saturday that he couldn’t imagine a better person in this position. Coalition poker is on – you can find out how it will continue in our politics newsletter.(tkip / dpa)