Coalition agreement: Toscani expects a clear majority in SPD vote

The SPD members are voting on the coalition agreement. The result will be on April 30. The Saar-CDU boss is optimistic.

The SPD members are currently voting on the coalition agreement. Pensions could become a decisive factor. By guaranteeing the pension level of 48 percent by 2031, the party has prevailed over the Union. The additional costs are to be borne by tax revenue.

SAARBRÜCKEN. The Saarland CDU head Stephan Toscani assumes that the SPD members will vote by a clear majority for the coalition agreement with the Union. "I expect 70 to 75 percent approval," he told the German Press Agency. According to Toscani, the criticism of some of the regional associations of the SPD youth organisation Jusos is "a storm in the water glass". The draft coalition agreement [...]