Their rivals, the CDU-CSU, will meet with the FDP on Sunday evening and the Greens on Tuesday. ‘Historic defeat’ZDF’s Politbarometer shows the percentage of people who thought each of the coalition options was good (gut) or bad (schlecht). Some 76 percent said they thought Scholz should be the next German chancellor, with just 13 percent backing Laschet. Scholz narrowly won last week’s vote, but the conservatives have not given up yet and are also starting coalition talks. The two smaller parties are not natural bedfellows, diverging on issues like tax hikes and public investment in climate protection.

Source: The Local October 03, 2021 09:11 UTC