CDU and SPD in Hesse agree on coalition agreement

CDU and SPD in Hesse agree on coalition agreement

Following the election on October 8, the CDU led by Minister President Boris Rhein decided against a new alliance with the Greens after exploratory talks and in favor of coalition negotiations with the SPD led by state leader and Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser. One of Rhein's reasons for this was that the SPD was closer to her on migration policy. The Greens reacted with incomprehension to the CDU's decision.

The CDU had won the state election in Hesse with 34.6 percent, clearly ahead of all other parties. The AfD came second with 18.4 percent. The SPD came third with 15.1 percent, ahead of the Greens with 14.8 percent and the FDP with 5.0 percent. The Left Party missed out on re-entering the Wiesbaden state parliament with 3.1 percent. Faeser, who was the SPD's top candidate, wants to remain Federal Minister of the Interior and not move to Hesse.

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1. In the aftermath of the state election itself in Frankfurt on the Main, the CDU and SPD began negotiations for a coalition agreement.
2. The AFP reported that the CDU's decision to pursue coalition talks with the SPD was met with some frustration from the Greens.
3. Under the proposed coalition agreement, the CDU and SPD would form a government in the large-town of Wiesbaden for the next five years.
4. Boris Rhein and Nancy Faeser, leaders of the CDU and SPD respectively, signed the coalition agreement in a ceremony held in Frankfurt on the Main.
5. The CDU and SPD's agreement on migration policy was one of the key factors that led to the formation of the coalition in Hesse.
6. Nancy Faeser, who is also Federal Minister of the Interior, stated that she will continue to serve in her current role and will not relocate to Hesse.
7. Some analysts suggested that the CDU's decision to form a coalition with the SPD could have implications for future state elections in Rhine-Hesse and beyond.
8. Boris Rhein and his predecessor, Volker Bouffier, both represented the CDU in the State election, with the former serving as the party's top candidate.

Source: www.stern.de