Juso boss expects tough talks - with an open outcome

BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - The Juso chairman Philipp Türmer does not think it is inevitable that the Union and SPD will form a coalition. Türmer criticized the Union's recent parliamentary inquiry into the political neutrality of non-governmental organizations on ARD's "Tagesthemen". "I hope it doesn't continue like this, because then it will be damn difficult. And it turns out that these negotiations are anything but predetermined. They will be very tough talks - with an open outcome," said Türmer.

He described changes to the debt brake as central to coalition negotiations. It hinders the ability to act. Relief, especially for low and medium incomes, is just as important. The negotiations must be "tough and honest". "Real agreements" are also needed in a coalition agreement. During the coalition negotiations of the traffic light coalition, many formulaic compromises were made that later came back to haunt the partners, said the Juso leader./shy/DP/he