Union and SPD apparently before agreement – Diepresse.com
« It should go quickly, it has to be good, » said CDU politician Jens Spahn on Tuesday afternoon. A few hours later, the two parties are said to have agreed.
The German conservatives under the probably future Chancellor Friedrich Merz Have on Tuesday with the middle-left social democrats (SPD) apparently agreed on the formation of a government, like the television station NTV reported. The settlement in a press conference is to be announced on Wednesday at 12 noon.
In view of the international situation, the negotiators also felt pressure for a rapid conclusion of their conversations. « It should go quickly, it has to be good, » said the CDU-Politician Jens Spahn on Tuesday before the start of the next round of talks in Berlin.
The Saarland Prime Minister Anke Rehlinger (SPD) also on the right track. « The last few meters are the most strenuous, but I am sure that the effort will be worthwhile, » she said in front of the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus.
CDU/CSU dependent on SPD for a majority capable of government
SPD politician Bärbel Bas emphasized in the “early start” of RTL And NTV, also because of the news from the United States, it is important that you get a degree quickly. « I can’t say it exactly about the day, but the pressure is already there. We all feel it because after this negotiation, which we are now coming to an end, hopefully this week, it will of course be important that we will form a government relatively quickly. »
The CDU/CSU with candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz had won the Bundestag election on February 23. With a vote share of 28.5 percent, however, it is dependent on the SPD for a majority that can be managed. After signing the coalition agreement, the Bundestag would meet for the Chancellor’s election, presumably at the end of April or early May. (APA/Reuters/dpa)
