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Old 2013-09-23, 12:09   Link #30802
sneaker
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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei View Post
Why is all the discussion only about a "grand coalition" between the CDU/CSU and the SPD? What about a CDU/CSU+Green coalition? Is there more antipathy toward Merkel and CDU among the Greens than among the SPD membership?
Yes, absolutely!

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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei View Post
The Greens would probably want the environment portfoiio, but I doubt that would be on offer at least at the outset. If they got a couple of junior ministries and did a decent job with them, it might help convince voters that the Greens actually have an interest in governing rather than just criticizing.
The greens are much more than just environment and they don't have to prove it because they already have been in the federal government in the past plus they are in several state governments right now.
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