Parties - Hesse CDU votes in favor of coalition agreement with SPD
The Hesse CDU has given the green light for the planned coalition agreement with the SPD at a party conference. The 133 delegates in Frankfurt voted in favor of the paper by a large majority. There was one vote against.
According to current plans, the coalition agreement is to be signed on Monday (December 18) in Wiesbaden. The SPD also discussed the agreement at a party conference on Saturday. The new state parliament is to be constituted on January 18.
"This is a treaty that brings things together," said Hesse's Minister President Boris Rhein. The promises made in the CDU election manifesto would be kept. It is a policy that strengthens the majority and yet protects minorities.
In view of the many current crises, many people are disappointed and frightened, said Rhein. They had the feeling that democracy was not delivering on a central promise, namely a policy for the majority of people in the country. Rhein called for citizens' trust in politics and democracy to be restored.
Faeser speaks of "community of responsibility"
Hesse's SPD leader Nancy Faeser promoted the coalition agreement at the Social Democrats' party conference in Groß-Umstadt near Darmstadt and spoke of a "community of responsibility". The Federal Minister of the Interior said that the intended government alliance was not a "marriage of love". "Not everything is good in this coalition agreement," added Faeser, referring to the draft government program. For example, it formulates goals in refugee policy "that are extremely painful".
Around two months after the state elections, the CDU and SPD agreed on the 184-page government program for the years 2024 to 2029.
In the state elections on October 8, the SPD received 15.1 percent of the vote, less than half that of the CDU (34.6 percent). As a result, the Christian Democrats will receive eight ministries and the Social Democrats three. The names of the future ministers are to be announced at the beginning of 2024.
Among other things, the coalition agreement provides for a stronger educational offer from daycare centers and schools to craft banks and university lecture halls. The multi-tier school system is to be retained and the number of teachers increased. There are also to be more police officers. The Black-Red coalition wants to significantly limit irregular migration and at the same time strengthen the integration of refugees with the right to stay.
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- Despite the large majority, one delegate from the Hesse CDU voted against the coalition agreement with the SPD.
- The CDU's election manifesto promises will be upheld in the new coalition government, as stated by Hesse's Minister President Boris Rhein.
- The new state parliament will be inaugurated on January 18, following the signing of the coalition agreement between the CDU and SPD in Wiesbaden on December 18.
- The SPD leader in Hesse, Nancy Faeser, advocated for the coalition agreement at their party conference in Groß-Umstadt, referring to it as a "community of responsibility."
- The Black-Red coalition, formed by the CDU and SPD, aims to increase the number of teachers and police officers, while maintaining the multi-tier school system and strengthening refugee integration.
- Boris Rhein, the Minister President of Hesse, expressed concern over the current crises and the perceived failure of democracy to deliver on its promise to serve the majority.
- The SPD received a lower vote share in the Hesse state elections compared to the CDU, resulting in eight ministries for the CDU and three for the SPD in the upcoming coalition government.
Source: www.stern.de
