After a joint exploratory talk between the CDU, Greens and FDP, a new edition of the Jamaica coalition in Schleswig-Holstein is off the table.

He regrets this extremely, said Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) on Thursday evening in Kiel.

Despite the skepticism of the small partners, the three parties had sounded out together for the first time about a continuation of their previous coalition almost two weeks after the state election.

They met in a hotel in Kiel on Thursday afternoon.

Matthias Wysuwa

Political correspondent for northern Germany and Scandinavia based in Hamburg.

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Earlier on Tuesday, Günther's CDU had only explored with the Greens and then with the FDP.

On Wednesday evening Günther had his previous course approved by the executive state board: Although the CDU will only need one of the two previous partners in the future, Günther stuck to the goal of continuing Jamaica.

He justified this with the successful course of the past few years and the great approval for the alliance.

The CDU had won the state election with strong gains, reaching 43.4 percent.

The Greens also increased and came to 18.3 percent.

The FDP, on the other hand, had to accept losses and only got 6.4 percent.

Above all, even before the election, she ruled out working in an alliance that does not need her mandates.

After the defeat, Günther's Jamaica plan was described as "charming", but the FDP state chairman Heiner Garg pointed out before the start of the conversation that there was a clear alternative with a majority for black and yellow.

The statements by the Greens have sounded even more critical for days.

The top candidate Monika Heinold said on Thursday evening that it had been established "that there is no common basis for the next five years in an alliance in which a partner is not needed".

Aminata Touré, who was second on the list, added: "We are ready for a black-green government."

The SPD, which had suffered a bitter defeat with 16 percent, had previously criticized the three parties for their course.

The SPD's top candidate, Thomas Losse-Müller, who has taken over the chairmanship of the parliamentary group, said that maintaining power was more important to them than their content.