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Jamaica coalition
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Etymology
en de Jamaika-Koalition. The symbolic colors of the three parties correspond to the colors of the flag of Jamaica: black for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany CDU, yellow for the Free Democratic Party (Germany) FDP and green for Alliance 90/The Greens the Greens.
Noun
en German politics A German governing coalition among the parties of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (Germany) Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Alliance 90/The Greens the Greens.
en 2017-09-29 Guntram Wolff A Jamaican Germany is good for Europe w:Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/8494a5e4-a451-11e7-8d56-98a09be71849 Actually, the most likely government, a so-called Jamaica coalition of chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats with the FDP and Greens, could bring some good news for the eurozone.
en 2021-10-05 Kate Connolly Germany’s Greens and CDU report ‘constructive’ coalition talks w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/05/germanys-greens-and-cdu-report-constructive-coalition-talks Despite pressure on the CDU’s Armin Laschet to relinquish his claim to a place in government after the party returned its historically worst ever result, he is forging ahead in his attempts to woo both the Greens and the pro-business FDP to form a CDU-led Jamaica coalition, so-called due to yellow, black and green colours of the three parties matching those of Jamaica’s flag.