Germany’s FDP holds strong cards in post-election haggling

Buoyant from its best election result in 10 years, #Germany‘s #liberal #FDP party looks set to play a outsized role in #coalition negotiations to form the next government. Germany’s Free Democrats (FDP) want to hold initial talks with the Greens with the goal of finding common ground before broader negotiations with a third party on forming a coalition government, party leader Christian Lindner said on Monday.