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SPD and Greens in Lower Saxony agree on coalition negotiations

Three weeks after the state elections in Lower Saxony, the SPD and the Greens have concluded their coalition negotiations.

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SPD and Greens in Lower Saxony agree on coalition negotiations

Three weeks after the state elections in Lower Saxony, the SPD and the Greens have concluded their coalition negotiations. It was "managed to bring the negotiations to a successful conclusion today," announced the two state associations on Monday in Hanover. The coalition agreement should therefore be presented on Tuesday.

SPD and Greens began negotiations shortly after the October 9 election. Both parties had already announced during the election campaign that they wanted to form a coalition. They governed Lower Saxony together between 2013 and 2017. This was followed by an alliance between the SPD and the CDU.

The previous and designated future Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) is to be confirmed in office in the constitutive session of the state parliament on Tuesday next week. Before that, party congresses have to approve the result of the coalition negotiations. The SPD meets on Saturday and the Greens on Sunday.

The central coalition negotiations between the SPD and the Greens began last Wednesday, after preliminary talks had taken place in several specialist groups. So far, the SPD and the Greens have named some specific issues that they want to implement in the prospective government. These include a nationwide public transport ticket for schoolchildren or trainees for EUR 29 per month, a higher starting salary for many teachers or the founding of a state housing association with the aim of creating more affordable living space.

The SPD won the state election with 33.4 percent. The CDU, which previously governed as a junior partner in a grand coalition with the SPD, came to 28.1 percent. With 14.5 percent, the Greens became the third strongest force ahead of the AfD, which achieved eleven percent. FDP and left did not get into the state parliament.

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