The top candidates of the FDP and the Greens in Lower Saxony.
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Berlin At the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the dispute between the traffic light coalition partners at the federal level reached its preliminary high point. The focus: nuclear policy. Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) was unable to present his law, which is intended to enable the continued operation of two southern German nuclear power plants until April 2023. The plans do not go far enough for the liberals. “We’re not done with it in the cabinet yet,” said FDP leader Christian Lindner (FDP).
It is no coincidence that Habeck and Lindner are raising the issue again. The state elections are due in Lower Saxony on Sunday, which is an important mood test for the traffic light coalition in Berlin. And the nuclear debate is a defining campaign issue. While Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) hopes to be re-elected with the office bonus and largely stays out of the dispute, the Greens and the FDP are attacking each other more and more severely.
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