The quick end of the Jamaica dreams in Schleswig-Holstein does not really come as a surprise.

Even before the first joint exploratory round of the CDU, Greens and FDP in a Kiel hotel, doubts about the whole project could no longer be ignored, especially from the ranks of the Greens.

Matthias Wysuwa

Political correspondent for northern Germany and Scandinavia based in Hamburg.

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Early on Thursday evening the time had come and the Greens drew the line: Jamaica had achieved a lot for the country in five years, said top candidate Monika Heinold.

The Jamaica talks were only held because of good governance in those years.

"In these talks, we found that there is no common basis for the next five years in an alliance in which a partner is not needed." Co-lead candidate Aminata Touré said there were new majorities.

You stand ready for black and green.

Now it's up to Günther to do what he had previously avoided: to choose between his previous partners.

Of course, he could have done that immediately after the election.

His CDU had increased and won clearly with 43.4 percent, so in future it will only need one partner.

The Greens gave the spoilsport

Günther, however, referred to the great popularity of the previous Jamaica coalition and the success of the past few years, and did not decide - but continued to set the goal of Jamaica.

He got support in the party.

Before the election, the FDP had ruled out participating in an alliance in which their votes would not be needed, but after the crash on election night - they only got 6.4 percent - they were open to the idea.

In the end, the Greens, who with their 18.3 percent can also feel like a small winner of the election, had to play the spoilsport.

So, after the short detour to Jamaica, you're back to the question: what does Günther want?

He said he regretted the development, but the CDU had also come to the conclusion that it no longer made sense to hold on to Jamaica.

A stable alliance is needed.

Heiner Garg, the state chairman of the FDP, announced that his party was open to a Jamaica continuation.

Now Günther has to decide whether he wants to stay the course with the FDP or whether he wants a "completely different policy" for the country with the Greens.

The CDU state board meets on Monday and will then issue an invitation to a party.

exit open.

The SPD can at least gain something from the early exit from Jamaica: "It's good that the Greens have ended negotiations on a tripartite alliance with the CDU and FDP," says state chairwoman Serpil Midyatli.

"The fact that Daniel Günther tried it at all shows the lack of political will to shape the CDU." Now Günther will have to negotiate a coalition that he did not want and that is apparently only an emergency solution for him.

For the SPD, however, a lot depends on Günther's decision: Should it come down to black-green, it would still be the strongest opposition force with 16 percent after the election debacle.

In black and yellow it would be the greens.