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Manuela Schwesig has been Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 2017. In the state elections on Sunday, the SPD received 35.5 percent of the vote and became the second strongest force behind the AfD with 38.2 percent. Since the AfD cannot find coalition partners, a coalition of the SPD, the Left and the Greens is expected.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's head of government Manuela Schwesig is pushing for a meeting between prime ministers and Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) on the reform course in Germany. “I expect that the Chancellor and the Federal Government will now also invite Prime Ministers and talk about social reforms,” said the SPD politician in the ARD “Morgenmagazin”. These are important for social stability in the country. “I don’t want labor costs to continue to rise, and above all I want us to look at the system to see where there are savings opportunities and where we can make changes.” There are also suggestions from the Pension Commission that are sensible.
Schwesig and her colleagues from the federal states met with Merz on Thursday to discuss the EU budget. According to Schwesig, social reforms were not an issue.
In the MV state election on Sunday, the SPD won 35.5 percent of the votes after a great race to catch up, making it the second strongest force behind the AfD (38.2). Because the right-wing populists lack partners for a coalition, Schwesig will probably be able to form an alliance with the left and the Greens and continue to govern. The SPD politician has been Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 2017.
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Manuela Schwesig is expected to form a coalition of the SPD, the Left and the Greens and continue to govern.
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