@DjangoLeinhardt I am sure you are right. The combination will likely maximize the chance of a two-party black/green coalition rather than some hyper 3-way combination.

@sharonisefi Points taken. On the other hand the Greens seem to profit from right-wing populist turns to which Söder is far more prone than Laschet.

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