Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Red-Red-Green agrees coalition talks

The SPD, Left and Greens in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania would like to start coalition negotiations. After successful explorations, the negotiators of the three parties recommended their committees to start coalition talks, as stated in a joint statement in Schwerin. The goal is a coalition “that relies on reliability, stability and trust.”

During the explorations, the three parties already agreed on key projects. Daycare centers should remain free of contributions, all hospital locations should also be preserved and more citizen participation should be made possible. A parliamentary committee of inquiry into right-wing extremist networks has also been agreed. The SPD, the Left and the Greens have ruled out any collaboration with the election winner AfD. If the coalition is successfully formed, the AfD will be the only opposition party in the new state parliament. The CDU and the BSW narrowly failed to meet the five percent hurdle.

The Greens will be the only one of the three parties to vote on Saturday at a state council of delegates in Rostock on whether they should enter into coalition negotiations.