Politics · Germany · 2 days ago
SPD and Left back coalition talks with Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The SPD and Left party in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have approved starting coalition talks with the Greens.
The Greens are due to decide on Saturday at a party meeting in Rostock.
The three parties completed two weeks of preliminary discussions and their negotiators recommended moving ahead.
The SPD and Left have governed together, but they no longer have enough seats to form a majority after the state election.
The Greens would be needed to build a majority, while the AfD won the most votes in the election.
If the Greens also approve, coalition talks are expected to begin on Monday.
Party conferences will later vote on any coalition agreement.
The SPD, the Left and the Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have recommended that their parties begin formal coalition negotiations after completing exploratory talks.
The parties’ governing bodies still need to approve the move, with SPD and Left party boards due to meet Friday evening and the Greens set to decide at a party conference in Rostock on Saturday.
The parties say their proposed coalition aims to provide reliability, stability and trust, and have already agreed on several priorities, including keeping childcare free and retaining all hospital locations.
The SPD and the Left no longer have a majority together, so they need the Greens to form a government; the three parties would have 39 of the state parliament’s 71 seats.
The AfD won the September 20 state election with 38.2 percent of the vote, ahead of the SPD with 35.5 percent; all three prospective coalition partners rule out working with the AfD.
The proposed partners have differences over renewable energy and the arms industry, while the coalition agreement would still need approval from party conferences.
- Who
- The SPD, the Left and the Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with Manuela Schwesig of the SPD as the prospective minister-president.
- What
- The parties’ negotiators recommended that their party bodies approve formal coalition negotiations after exploratory talks.
- When
- October 9, 2026; party decisions were expected Friday evening and Saturday.
- Where
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; the Greens’ decision is due in Rostock.
- Why
- The SPD and the Left lack a majority after the state election and need the Greens to form a government.
The Greens and the Left
The SPD
Renewable energy and wind turbines
The Greens and the Left
The Greens want to advance the expansion of renewable energy.
The SPD
The SPD is aware of objections to wind turbines in rural areas.
Arms industry and shipyard jobs
The Greens and the Left
The Left opposes the arms industry.
The SPD
The SPD and the Greens consider the shipyards and jobs in the state important.
die auf Verlässlichkeit, Stabilität und Vertrauen setzt
Das ist kein sachlicher Umgang miteinander. Das lasse ich mir nicht bieten, weder als Ministerpräsidentin noch als Frau.
Mit dem MV-Plan sollen bis 2035 zusätzlich 1,9 Milliarden Euro aus dem Sondervermögen in die Modernisierung des Landes fließen
The AfD won the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election with 38.2 percent of the vote, while the SPD received 35.5 percent.
The SPD, the Left and the Greens completed exploratory talks and their negotiators recommended formal coalition negotiations.
The SPD and Left party boards were scheduled to consider entering coalition negotiations.
The Greens were scheduled to decide at a party conference in Rostock whether to enter coalition negotiations.
The new state parliament is due to hold its constitutive meeting.
- Election date
- September 20, 2026
- Election results
- AfD 38.2%; SPD 35.5%; Left 6.5%; Greens 5.7%
- Prospective coalition seats
- 39 of 71 seats
- Planned investment
- An additional 1.9 billion euros from the special fund by 2035, according to the parties’ negotiators
- Planned housing
- 1,000 new or renovated residential places for apprentices and students
Sources
Landtagswahlen: Nach SPD stimmt auch Linke für Koalitionsverhandlungen in MV
Nach SPD stimmt auch Linke für Koalitionsverhandlungen in MV
Regierungsbildung in MV: Nach SPD stimmt auch Linke für Koalitionsverhandlungen in MV
Koalitionsgespräche vereinbart - Schwesig will Rot-Rot-Grün in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sondierungen abgeschlossen: SPD, Linke und Grüne wollen in MV Koalitionsgespräche führen
Regierungsbildung: Sondierungsgespräche von SPD, Grünen, Linken in MV erfolgreich
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: SPD, Linke und Grüne verhandeln über neue Regierung
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