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Scholz holds emergency meeting over crisis in German coalition
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held urgent talks with leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) amid growing disagreements within the ruling Traffic Light coalition, TASS reported.
Scholz discussed negotiating strategies with coalition partners, including SPD co-leaders Lars Klingbeil and Saskia Esken, party secretary general Matthias Miersch and SPD faction leader Rolf Mützenich.
The conflict between the parties of the ruling coalition, including the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), is deepening. The main topic of the debate is the economic plan proposed by Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
Lindner is pushing for tax cuts and scrapping the new rules, which runs counter to Economy Minister Robert Habeck's plan to attract investment funds and bypass strict budget rules.
Olaf Scholz plans to meet with Lindner and Habeck before November 6 to find a compromise. A coalition committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening to discuss proposed measures to bring the economy out of the crisis. The question of whether to maintain the coalition remains open, as the FDP is considering leaving it.
Lindner expressed doubts about the future of the ZDF coalition, asking Scholz to give his opinion on the economic project. According to Bild, Lindner visited the federal prime minister's office on Sunday to emphasize the seriousness of the situation.
According to the Vzglyad newspaper, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held an industry summit without inviting the ministers of finance and economics, which fueled rumors about possible early elections.
Social Democratic Party of Germany co-chairs Saskia Esken and Lars Klingweil rejected Finance Minister Christian Lindner's economic plan on the grounds that it contradicts the policies of the Green Party and the Social Democratic Party.