The green partner in the Hessian government coalition wants to vote for the successor to Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU), who will remain in office until the end of May.

"All MPs are keen to implement their content together with Boris Rhein," said parliamentary group leader Mathias Wagner on Tuesday.

For the new beginning, he varied Hermann Hesse's famous saying: "We want to make our contribution to a magical start."

Ewald Hetrodt

Correspondent for the Rhein-Main-Zeitung in Wiesbaden.

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Before that, the 29 members of the eco-party met with the leader of the CDU parliamentary group, Ines Claus, and Rhein for a confidential conversation.

As reported, the Union is proposing the fifty-year-old President of the State Parliament as the new head of government.

He will stand for election in the state parliament on May 30th.

There, the black-green coalition has had a majority of one vote since the state elections in autumn 2018.

Found an open ear

At almost two hours, the meeting lasted significantly longer than planned, says Wagner.

There was “a lot to talk about”.

The two representatives of the CDU agreed that the coalition agreement was “one hundred percent valid”.

But before the state elections in autumn next year, the Greens wanted to go even further.

Even in the middle of the last election period, some agreements were "readjusted or tightened up".

This means that the Greens have found a sympathetic ear on the Rhine.

Wagner was convinced of his election by announcing that, on the basis of his government statement, they would talk in partnership about what additional content the black-green coalition could still achieve in the remaining time.

In the meeting with Rhein and Claus, many topics had already been addressed.

Because Rhein knows some members of the Greens from Frankfurt local politics, anecdotes were also exchanged.

The "very pleasant conversation" was "a good exchange" with a "very nice dynamic", added Wagner.

His party friend, Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Al-Wazir, reiterated a statement made by his party over the weekend.

"After the state election, the cards are really being reshuffled."

The Greens want to hold on to their four ministers.