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Where Germany’s Greens and FDP agree — and where they don’t
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 30, 2021 10:32am |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Author | Hans von der Burchard |
| News Date | Thursday, September 30, 2021 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The first phase of talks on forming a new German government has begun, and the smaller parties are setting the agenda.
While both the Social Democrats, who came first in Sunday's election, and the second-placed conservative CDU/CSU bloc hope to lead the next government, they can only do so if they can form an alliance with the parties that finished third and fourth — the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats (barring another grand coalition between the two bigger camps, which is not considered as an option for now).
The two smaller parties sought to make the most of their newfound influence by launching talks among themselves on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, they announced they would hold more in-depth discussions on Friday, and only after that will they move on to talks with the SPD and/or the CDU/CSU.
“In search for a government, we are exploring common ground and bridges over dividing lines. And even finding some. Exciting times,” read an Instagram post featuring a photo of Green party co-leaders Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck, as well as FDP chair Christian Lindner and his party's Secretary-General Volker Wissing, posted late Tuesday.
But the upbeat words can't hide that the Greens and FDP have major differences to overcome, especially on financial matters: The Greens want to raise taxes for the rich, while the FDP promised its voters the opposite. In addition, the FDP wants to lower taxes for companies to turbocharge the economy while the Greens want the government to have more money in hand to finance the green transition. |
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