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Green faction leader sees “trustworthy basis” with CDU

Berlin's leader of the Greens, Werner Graf, sees a "trustworthy basis" between the CDU and the Greens after the parties' first exploratory round in the capital.

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Green faction leader sees “trustworthy basis” with CDU

Berlin's leader of the Greens, Werner Graf, sees a "trustworthy basis" between the CDU and the Greens after the parties' first exploratory round in the capital. "It's no secret that Kai Wegner and I have a good relationship – we like each other," Graf told the "Tagesspiegel" on Monday. Wegner is the top candidate of the Berlin CDU and is leading the talks with the SPD and the Greens. The exploration with the SPD should go into the second round on Monday.

In politics, however, it's not about friendship, Graf emphasized. "It's about whether you can achieve political goals together, such as the climate-neutral conversion of the city or an open society." The Green politician warned against a coalition of the "lowest common denominator". The positions of the CDU and the Greens are far apart, so he can understand the population's fear that black-green could become just such a coalition.

"We are therefore exploring in the negotiations whether there are common goals that also have a positive impact," said Graf. However, he also emphasized that his party is sticking to its priority of continuing the red-green-red coalition despite the consultations with the CDU.

As the election winner of the re-election to the Berlin House of Representatives on Friday, the Christian Democrats held initial exploratory talks with the SPD and the Greens. A second meeting will take place on Monday with the Social Democrats and on Wednesday with the Greens. On Tuesday, the two parties are also exploring with their previous coalition partner, the left.

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