Scholz is the finance minister and vice-chancellor in Merkel’s right-left coalition government. The Greens have signalled they are most comfortable governing with the SPD, while the FDP has been the junior coalition partner in a conservative-led government before. The caption to the selfie, which went viral, said the Greens and the FDP “were exploring common ground and bridges over divisions. German Greens & FDP seem to be coming along in their “pre-exploratory” talks. Scholz himself has tweeted that he is “optimistic” about an alliance with the Greens and the FDP, which has been dubbed a “traffic light” coalition after the parties’ colours.

Source: The Local September 29, 2021 13:29 UTC