Landesregierung: Weg frei für Koalitionsverhandlungen über Rot-Rot-Grün in MV
Nach erfolgreichen Sondierungen machen SPD, Linke und Grüne in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern nun den nächsten Schritt. Die Grünen könnte damit erstmals Teil einer Landesregierung in Schwerin werden.
The Landesregierung of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has cleared the way for coalition negotiations involving a rot-grün-red coalition. In a decisive vote, the Greens joined the SPD and the Left in favor of these negotiations to form a coalition government. This decision was made during a small party conference in Rostock, which was unanimous and without any abstentions.
Should the negotiations result in an agreement, this would be a first for the Greens, as they have never been involved in a Landesregierung in the state before. The SPD and the Left had previously given their green light for the start of coalition negotiations on Friday. According to Minister-President Manuela Schwesig (SPD), the negotiations are scheduled to begin on Monday at 11:00 AM.
The AfD emerged as the clear winner of the September 20th state election, securing 32 seats out of the total 71 in the Schwerin Landtag. However, they do not have a majority in the legislature. Together, the SPD (29), Greens (5), and the Left (5) hold more than half of the seats. When a coalition government is formed, they will have three more mandates than required for a majority.
The Greens aim to implement climate protection consistently. Their party leader, Claudia Müller, spoke about extensive outreach talks held in the past two weeks. "The work has begun." The objective is to regain the trust of the people in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, not just among those who voted for the Greens. A new level of cooperation between citizens, the government, and parliament is a key goal.
The Greens advocate for the expansion of citizen dialogues and the idea of referendums. All three possible coalition partners are very clear on the issue of right-wing extremism, which they consider to be the greatest threat to democracy in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Müller emphasized that there would be no collaboration with the AfD.
Looking ahead to the green priorities in the negotiations, Müller highlighted the need for climate protection to be implemented consistently yet socially justly. The Greens received 5.7% of the vote in the state election on September 20th.
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