- Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer told the Leipziger Volkszeitung newspaper it was not true that his Christian Social Union (CSU), Bavarian allies of Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), would thwart a deal with the Greens.
- Seehofer appeared to change his tune, as until now he has been the chief opponent of such an alliance
- Says would personally “prefer a ‘grand coalition'” with the centre-left SPD, but:
“the decisive question is: which party can we build a solid government with? Nothing has been decided yet,” he said.
“There’s nothing that divides Angela Merkel and me,” he said, adding he had “positive experiences with Greens leaders”
More detail: Merkel’s conservative ally warming to coalition with Greens
