Acht Wochen nach Landtagswahl: Parteien machen Weg frei für Rot-Rot-Grün in MV

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, for the first time ever, a three-way coalition will govern the region. Following the Left and Green parties, the Social Democrats also agreed to the negotiated coalition agreement at a special party conference in Güstrow. The current and future Minister-President, Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, spoke of a strong coalition agreement in Güstrow to an audience of around 120 delegates.

All three partners had many commonalities and the same goals. The ways and means of implementation were discussed differently. This was a good starting point. The vote in the SPD was unanimous. In the agreement, there is clarity according to Schwesig: "With this coalition of SPD, Greens, and Left, there can be no cooperation with the AfD," she emphasized.

"We are not writing off AfD voters. We want to govern for all people. We have a clear stance against those responsible in the AfD. But with those who doubt our democracy and even our own, we remain in dialogue." The Landtag, it was said, was a stark one. "We have truly achieved something," said Claudia Müller, the only designated female minister of the new Green-led government.

"We are proud of what we have achieved as the smallest of the three partners." The agreement was a compromise, but there were "green milestones" in it. Müller highlighted the issue of nature conservation, which was prominently represented, as well as the energy topic: "We have managed to continue expanding renewable energies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern."

Müller defended that the Greens would only lead one ministry in the future, saying, "That's a real design house." The 45-year-old, who previously served as a Bundestag member, will head the ministries of environment, nature, climate protection, energy, mobility, and equality in the Landeskabinett. Regarding the majority situation in the state parliament, she said, "This Landtag is really stark.

The AfD is the only opposition party." The vote for the coalition agreement also fell unanimously with one abstention. The delegates celebrated the result with standing ovations. The coalition agreement was to be signed at the Pomeranian Landesmuseum in Stralsund on Saturday evening. Prior to that, the Greens were to elect a new state leadership team.

The current state chairman, Ole Krüger, had also campaigned for the adoption of the coalition agreement: people trusted the party "because we promised them that this stable democratic majority in the Schwerin Landtag would exist with us." This was necessary in these times and for a land in eastern Germany, which is not self-evident.

In Güstrow, Schwesig pointed to the SPD's handwriting in the coalition agreement. Guarantees included a free pre-school for everyone, an expansion of the internship premium, the Landesförderbank, and the Tariftreuegesetz. "What we promised, we have kept, and it is enshrined in this coalition agreement," Schwesig stated. Schwesig intends to stand for re-election on Monday.

The 52-year-old will seek a second term in the Landtag, where Rot-Rot-Grün holds a majority of 39 out of 71 seats. The AfD, as the sole opposition party, has 32 seats. The current three-party government lost its majority in the September 20th state election. The 133-page coalition program, titled "Together, Confidence, Future," was developed over the past weeks by Schwesig, Müller, and the chief of the Left faction, Hennis Herbst.

The five-year legislative period is set. The distribution of portfolios is also finalized. The SPD will hold five ministries, one of which is non-partisan, as well as the chief of the state chancellery. Two ministries are occupied by the Left, and one ministerial position goes to the Greens. Five members of the government team are women, and five are men.

Key issues the coalition will focus on include maritime economy, food economy, and medicine. The coalition promises fewer bureaucratic hurdles for businesses, including increased digitalization, which will also help save 1,000 jobs in the administrative apparatus by 2035. Rot-Rot-Grün also wants to exempt residents of wind and solar parks from network fees and share in their profits.

The social welfare system will not be touched by the SPD, Left, and Greens. A billion euros will go towards modernizing hospitals by 2035. There will be a pre-school for all children, a proposal for a binding pre-school year, strengthening of mathematics education, and increased staffing to reduce the record number of absentee days.

In Schwerin, a new university location is planned. Youth will also receive a €20 scholarship for the Deutschland-Ticket starting in 2028.