German CDU’s General Secretary Carsten Linnemann does not believe a three-party coalition would be good for Germany, despite initial high poll numbers suggesting the possibility. “If we had a constellation where we had two partners, that is, three in total, similar to the traffic light coalition, then that wouldn’t be good for Germany. I’ll stick to that” Linnemann told RTL and ntv.
“One partner and then one must be aware of the challenges one now faces. One must first sit together and describe the situation.” If one describes the situation with an opinion, then one will achieve that. “But for that, one needs a partner, it will be difficult with two.”
Recent polls by ARD and ZDF have left the coalition options still wide open, particularly due to the FDP and BSW. Both parties are averaging around 4.9 percent, with the ZDF at least seeing the BSW above the five-percent hurdle. The strongest force is the Union, averaging 28.7 percent. This is followed by AfD (20.2 percent), SPD (16.3 percent), the Greens (12.6 percent) and the Left (8.6 percent). The other parties are at 4.0 percent.