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Insider: Ministry of Finance goes to Lindner

The coalition negotiations of the traffic light parties are about to hit the home straight. Insiders have announced that FDP boss Lindner is almost certain to have his dream department. In addition to the finance ministry, liberals are traded for other important ministries.

Shortly before the expected conclusion of the traffic light coalition negotiations, everything seems to come down to FDP leader Christian Lindner as future federal finance minister. Anything else would be a huge surprise, people from the camps of the three traffic light parties told Reuters in the afternoon. “That has been certain for a long time,” said one of the participants in the negotiations. Another insider made a similar statement. Elsewhere it was said that the personnel had not yet been formally agreed. Anything else would be very surprising.

The negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP to form the first traffic light coalition in the federal government are currently on the home stretch. The party leaders met in Berlin to clarify the last controversial details, as Reuters learned from negotiating circles. The possibly last round of the main negotiating group is planned for Wednesday. Then the coalition agreement could be presented – as well as the distribution of the ministries.

Targeted from the start

The Ministry of Finance was particularly sought after in the negotiations. Most recently, parts of the Greens had also made a claim to it. Because the SPD, with Olaf Scholz, will provide the chancellor, the Greens, as the second largest group of the Ampel partners, would actually have access to the influential finance ministry, which the Liberals wanted from the start. According to insiders, the Greens will get a strong climate ministry for this – with the climate section from the environment department and core elements from the economy ministry, namely the energy and industry department. This could solve the mutual blockade of the previous environment and economics ministries. It is certain that the Greens co-boss Robert Habeck will take over the management.

At the weekend, a list of ministers that ntv had already circulated in Berlin. After that, other influential departments go to the FDP: General Secretary Volker Wissing or – mentioned in brackets – the First Parliamentary Managing Director of the FDP parliamentary group, Marco Buschmann, could take over the justice department; Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann would become Minister of Defense and Michael Theurer would inherit Jens Spahn as Minister of Health.

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