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SPD and Left back coalition talks with Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The SPD and the Left party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have approved talks to form a government with the Greens.
The Greens are due to decide on Saturday at a party meeting in Rostock, and talks could begin on Monday if they agree.
This would be the state’s first government made up of three parties.
The AfD won the most seats in the September 20 election, but its 32 seats do not give it a majority in the 71-seat state parliament.
The SPD, Greens and Left together have 39 seats, enough to govern if they reach an agreement.
Their proposed priorities include investing in modernisation, keeping childcare free, improving schools and supporting all hospital sites.
The parties also want more public involvement and an inquiry into far-right networks; their state party meetings will decide on any final coalition agreement, and a new state premier must be elected by November 17 at the latest.
The SPD and Left have approved starting coalition negotiations with the Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The Greens are due to decide at a party meeting in Rostock on Saturday.
If the Greens agree, negotiations are scheduled to start on Monday at 11:00.
The proposed three-party coalition would be the first of its kind in the state.
The parties together hold 39 of the 71 seats in the state parliament, a three-seat majority.
- Who
- The SPD, the Left and the Greens are considering a coalition. The SPD and Left have approved negotiations; the Greens have yet to decide.
- What
- The parties are preparing to negotiate a coalition agreement for a state government.
- When
- The SPD and Left approved talks on the evening of October 9. The Greens are due to decide Saturday, with negotiations planned for Monday if they agree.
- Where
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in northeastern Germany; the Greens are meeting in Rostock.
- Why
- The parties’ negotiators recommended coalition talks after two weeks of exploratory discussions. Together, the three parties have a majority in the state parliament.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We want to be more than a coalition of three parties.
We want to be there for everyone: in the city and in the countryside, for young and old, for our voters and also for those who are skeptical or did not vote for us.
They were very good talks.
The AfD became the strongest party in the state election, winning 32 seats.
Negotiators from the SPD, Left and Greens recommended starting coalition negotiations.
The SPD and Left approved the proposed coalition negotiations.
The Greens are due to decide at a party meeting in Rostock whether to join the negotiations.
Coalition negotiations are scheduled to begin if the Greens agree.
The state parliament is due to hold its constitutive session.
- State parliament seats
- 71
- SPD seats
- 29
- Greens seats
- 5
- Left seats
- 5
- Proposed investment
- €1.9 billion in additional funding for modernization by 2035
- Housing places
- 1,000 new or renovated places for apprentices and students
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