Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier received AfD Group chairman Alexander Gaula and Alice Weiden at a 40-minute meeting. The AfD made it clear that she does not want to support any minority government led by Angela Merkel. This is not a question, said Bundestag group leader Alexander Gaulad after discussion at Bellevue Castle. The federal president said clearly, "that he does not assume that we are playing a bigger role," said Gaula.

Co-Bundestag leader Alice Weiden said: "For us, a government contribution will be considered at earliest 2021." Gaula said that AfD is now a party represented in Bundestag. Therefore, it is "important that we are re" when federal president talks about prospects for a government formation. You would have told Steinmeier that AfD in Bundestag "will not reject proposals from whoever is sensible." His party also managed to extend current mandates for Bundeswehr's foreign operations in vote.

After failed probing of a Jamaica coalition, Steinmeier talks with representatives of Parties about possibility of government formation. In evening he met with CDU chairman and Chancellor Merkel, CSU chief Horst Seehofer and SPD chairman Martin Schulz. The chances for a new edition of Grand coalition should be explored.

Date Of Update: 01 December 2017, 12:03