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mentalist Greens.
• "We have two possibilities: the Social Democrats or the Greens," Volker Kauder, the leader of her party's parliamentary group, told ARD public Television. "We will determine in our committees how the talks should go."
• "We will provide our country with a strong government," Kauder added before heading into the talks.
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