We still have a lot of important issues to discuss. In healthcare there is no middle ground between our positions.

We will only agree to other tax increases in the talks if people with higher incomes are taxed more heavily.

Compromises had to be made, including the division of the ministries. I think we come out of this initial round of talks looking very successful.

We held exploratory talks, we discussed policy. All personnel questions still need to be clarified, but we did not discuss them today.

We made it clear we want to govern with Schroeder as chancellor,

It is possible that we can still do it, that Gerhard Schroeder can be chancellor again.