If the coalition delivers tax simplification next year as planned, the FDP could get a lift.

如果明年联盟的税收精简计划能如期进行，自民党可能还有的救。

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The Greens themselves might balk, perhaps preferring a “Jamaica” coalition with the CDU and FDP instead.

但绿党自身可能犹豫不前，或许更期望与基民盟和自民党结成黄绿联盟。

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The FDP still believes that freedom outweighs equality and private initiative is better than public activism.

自民党仍坚信自由高于平等，个人主动性重于公共能动性。

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But a fresh Merkel government is far more likely to make the attempt if it takes the form of a CDU-FDP (black-yellow) coalition than if it is another grand coalition.

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The CDU was rattled after state elections last month, in which the CDU and SPD lost ground to the smaller parties - the Left Party, the FDP and the Greens - and there were calls for Angela Merkel to adopt more aggressive tactics Mr Steinmeier.

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But this weekend, the CDU could win as many as 20 overhang seats, which might be enough to tip the balance away from a renewed grand coalition and towards a CDU-FDP coalition.

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