“Who wants to govern with whom?”

One week ahead of the general election, the German political parties already debate possible scenarios for forming a coalition government, reports Lutz Haverkamp in Tagesspiegel. At a special party conference, the Greens’ top candidate, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, said that her party would enter a coalition government only if this could “determinedly advance” the Greens’ core demands. Christian Lindner, leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), said his party was “ready to take on responsibility”, but not at any price. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) has advocated a coalition of his party with the FDP and the Greens, writes Haverkamp.

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For background, read the CLEW article German election to define speed and shape of energy transition and the factsheet Colour codes: How energy & climate policy differs in German coalitions.