Berlin: Germany Green met with Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to speak to explore whether they and a smaller liberal party can form a new coalition government after the national election last month.
The closing results in the election on September 26, when no party won the majority as a whole, had started a coalition talks that could be in months, with conservatives and social democrats who gave birth to a smaller “kingmakers” with the aim of securing power.
Unlike some other countries, where the president or king invited parties to enter talks about forming a government, in Germany it was up to the partners themselves to find their own partners.
The Central Social-Left Democrats (SPD), which narrowly won the election, said on Sunday they were ready to move to the three-way coalition talks with free business vegetables and democrats (FDP).
Tuesday’s talk must help Green decide whether they want to join the government led by SPD or by conservatives, which slump into a record of low yields in the election but have not given hope to hold Chancellor.
“I am optimistic that we will make a big step forward this week,” said the Senior Parliament Member Greens Michael Kelner told Broadcaster RTL / NTV, added that he was sure that Greens and FDP would agree with a larger allies.
So far, two small parties, which come from the opposite end of the political spectrum and conflict on various problems, have worked hard to bridge their differences and continue to open options to form a coalition with SPD, or conservatively.
FDP said after weekend talks with the two large parties they and SPD faced obstacles to the alliance.
It raised bets for Tuesday’s meeting between conservative and green.
Green colleague leader Annalena Baerbock said they would decide how to continue after the Tuesday meeting.
Polling shows voters prefer SPD, rather than conservatives, to lead the coalition with Greens and FDP – dubbed “traffic lights” alliances after the colors of the parties.
Merkel, in power since 2005, plans to step down once the new government formed and will remain at that time.
Armin Laschet, his conservative Christian Democratic chairman, wanted to replace him as a chancellor but he was not popular with voters.