Koordinierungsgremium: Statt Sachsen-Anhalt: Rheinland-Pfalz weiter an MPK-Spitze
Eigentlich wäre der Staffelstab bald an Sachsen-Anhalt gegangen - doch nun behält Ministerpräsident Schnieder den Vorsitz des Gremiums der Länderregierungschefs ein weiteres Jahr. Was bedeutet das?
Rheinland-Pfalz will continue its sixth year as the chair of the Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz (MPK) after ministers agreed unanimously, according to the state chancellery in Mainz. Normally, Sachsen-Anhalt would have taken the chair in October following the CDU election victory there, but its Prime Minister Sven Schulze stated he would waive the turn-based chair in favor of his counterpart in Rheinland-Pfalz.
Schleswig-Holstein will take over the chair in October 2027 as originally planned, when the state's elections take place. The Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz is an informal coordination body of the German states in relation to the federal government, and the chair's influence extends to setting topics, preparing negotiations, and representing the states externally.
While the chair has no veto power, decisions made by the MPK can have legal binding effects once implemented by the states.
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