"Very short notice" - Greens meet CDU on Friday

On Friday, the Greens will meet with the CDU to discuss the election of the Minister President. The meeting was arranged "at very short notice", said Marie Müser, chairwoman of the Greens in Dresden. Katja Meier and Wolfram Günther, who are currently members of Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer's cabinet, as well as parliamentary group leader Franziska Schubert will be attending the meeting on behalf of the Greens.

The Green Party leader said that her party's current stance is that they do not want to elect Michael Kretschmer (CDU) as Minister-President in the first round of voting next Wednesday. Whether this remains the case will be decided after the talks. From the Greens' point of view, the aim is to prevent the Prime Minister from being elected with votes from the AfD. "That would be a disaster for the country," said Müser. There must be a democratic majority.

Müser did not name any conditions for her party's approval of Kretschmer. However, it must be ensured that there is no cooperation with the AfD, even with the consultation mechanism envisaged by the CDU and SPD. According to Müser, the decision on Kretschmer's election lies with the parliamentary group, but there should be "very close coordination" with the state executive.