SPD wants alliance with CDU and FDP: Germany coalition in Saxony-Anhalt?


SPD wants alliance with CDU and FDP
Germany coalition in Saxony-Anhalt?

It could be a signal for the federal election. The country leaders of the CDU, SPD and FDP want a three-party coalition in Magdeburg. SPD bodies vote in favor. Now it depends on Christian Democrats and Liberals.

The SPD state executive and the district associations in Saxony-Anhalt have spoken out in favor of coalition negotiations with the CDU and FDP. This recommended the board and state party council at a meeting, as the state chairman Andreas Schmidt said. An SPD state party conference still has to make a final decision on Friday. The Social Democrats are planning a membership decision on the draft of a negotiated coalition agreement.

The state chairmen of the CDU, SPD and FDP recommended on Wednesday, after several weeks of explorations, their parties to start negotiations on a three-party coalition. The committees now have to agree to this. The CDU and FDP are planning board meetings on Thursday.

Black-red-green from the table

A new edition of the previous black-red-green government alliance is off the table. The Greens, with whom the CDU had also had exploratory talks, go into the opposition. CDU country chief Sven Schulze sees more content overlaps with the SPD and FDP.

Coalition negotiations are expected to last around three weeks after the top bodies have given their approval. Finally, the CDU and SPD should then be questioned members, while the FDP should have a party congress approve the formation of a government alliance. The new state government could then be in place until mid-September. Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff of the CDU wants to stand for re-election.

In the state elections on June 6, the CDU was by far the strongest force ahead of the AfD. The Left, SPD, Greens and, for the first time in ten years, the FDP are also represented in the Magdeburg state parliament.

SPD Bundeschef: Don’t become a junior partner

A German coalition would also be conceivable at the federal level. According to a media report, SPD federal chief Norbert Walter-Borjans does not want to see his party again as a junior partner in a coalition after the federal election. “Either lead or nothing,” said Walter-Borjans of the Chemnitz “Free Press”. There is only social policy with Olaf Scholz and the SPD in the Chancellery. Another four years as a junior partner are therefore not an option for him, the newspaper quoted the politician on. This applies to the CDU and CSU, but also to the Greens.

The former NRW finance minister said that he saw his party well over 20 percent on election evening. The SPD is a few points away from such a value in the current polls, most recently at 15 to 16.5 percent. The Greens are in second place with 18 to 20 percent – well behind the Union.

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