Nah, there’s a game that conservatives/far-right have been playing very successfully. Obstructing everyone else, until they themselves come into power which allows them to make themselves look like they do stuff, and then realize their anti-social, anti-humanity policies, while explicitly hitting all parties further to the left with the stick of “responsibility for the state”. That’s exactly the game that CxU have been playing for the past 2 years. Greens now actually need to protect past progress on climate issues, including e.g. the 49€/mth public transit ticket and heatpump subsidies because Merz wants to sink money into corporate tax reductions, car commute subsidies, and fantastical fusion reactors.
It’s also worth mentioning that the Greens position right now is posturing to some degree, so they are taken a bit more seriously by Merz, to at least get some concessions now. Their position right now is likely the most powerful it will be in the next 4 years. Merz and CxU in addition have so far been making just about zero concessions to Greens. And apparently, most of the information flow has been via the media and via voicebox call where Merz promised to include climate protection as part of a wider reasoning, rather than anything concrete.
There are just under 2 weeks until the old parliament is dissolved and the new parliament is formed, so there is enough time to find compromise.
The greens have the power to force Merz to talk to The left party. This will result in him not getting anything or in having to actually do a lot of Stuff. Merz really wants to pass this before the new parliament takes place because knows that the left won’t go easy on him. If they wanted the greens could demand a lot of stuff and Merz would have to follow it because the alternative for him. Is worse.
Nah, there’s a game that conservatives/far-right have been playing very successfully. Obstructing everyone else, until they themselves come into power which allows them to make themselves look like they do stuff, and then realize their anti-social, anti-humanity policies, while explicitly hitting all parties further to the left with the stick of “responsibility for the state”. That’s exactly the game that CxU have been playing for the past 2 years. Greens now actually need to protect past progress on climate issues, including e.g. the 49€/mth public transit ticket and heatpump subsidies because Merz wants to sink money into corporate tax reductions, car commute subsidies, and fantastical fusion reactors.
It’s also worth mentioning that the Greens position right now is posturing to some degree, so they are taken a bit more seriously by Merz, to at least get some concessions now. Their position right now is likely the most powerful it will be in the next 4 years. Merz and CxU in addition have so far been making just about zero concessions to Greens. And apparently, most of the information flow has been via the media and via voicebox call where Merz promised to include climate protection as part of a wider reasoning, rather than anything concrete.
There are just under 2 weeks until the old parliament is dissolved and the new parliament is formed, so there is enough time to find compromise.
The greens have the power to force Merz to talk to The left party. This will result in him not getting anything or in having to actually do a lot of Stuff. Merz really wants to pass this before the new parliament takes place because knows that the left won’t go easy on him. If they wanted the greens could demand a lot of stuff and Merz would have to follow it because the alternative for him. Is worse.