(Berlin) In September Germany held a federal election which Angela Merkel won but with a much reduced share of the vote for her
conservative party which now requires two junior coalition partners to form a
government, the Greens and the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) — the
black, green and yellow of their colours forming a so-called "Jamaica" coalition. (I suppose in the UK/US that would be deemed racist)
After a month of talks, nothing concrete has been laid down and with the deadline for talks fast approaching, a lot of people are going to have to suck it up.
data-lang="en">So what happens next:
Germany's Jamaica coalition talks paused until noon as negotiators struggle to overcome differences on migration policy https://t.co/5az4knwU4O #Jamaika pic.twitter.com/R7mbZyuoIO— dwnews (@dwnews) November 17, 2017
IF COALITION APPROVED:
- Official coalition negotiations will now begin
- The talks will focus on dividing up cabinet posts between the parties, with the Greens and FDP eyeing key ministries.
- Negotiations could continue for several more weeks
IF TALKS FAIL:
- Merkel's conservatives could form minority government, possibly with Greens
- Talks could possibly begin with the Social Democrats (SPD) to form another so-called "grand coalition."
- New national elections could be called.
IF TALKS EXTENDED:
- The parties will try to hammer out a more concrete preliminary coalition agreement.
- Talks could continue for several more weeks before official ones begin.
