The Left in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is entering exploratory talks with the Greens and SPD with a four-person team led by Hennis Herbst and Eva-Maria Kröger.
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The Left became the third strongest force in the state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The Left wants to go into exploratory talks with the Greens and SPD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with a team of four. As the German Press Agency learned, it consists of state and parliamentary group leader Hennis Herbst and the mayor of Rostock, Eva-Maria Kröger.
The team also includes the previous Minister of Justice, Jacqueline Bernhardt, and the State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Tom Michael Streit.
The exploratory talks are expected to start next week. The Left became the third strongest force in the state elections last weekend.
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