US EditionGerman Social Democrats conclude key vote on coalition deal
- The Social Democratic Party concluded its coalition agreement vote with the CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz on May 1, 2025, in Germany.
- This vote followed months of negotiation and required a simple majority from about 358,000 SPD members to approve the coalition that the CDU/CSU had already endorsed.
- The coalition plans to maintain current climate targets while emphasizing economic competitiveness amid geopolitical challenges and economic stagnation.
- The SPD membership approved the agreement with 84.6 percent voting in favor, which Simone Peter described as a 'strong tailwind' showing the partners' ability to compromise.
- This approval removes a key obstacle before the government formation and Chancellor Merz's expected parliamentary election on May 6, signaling a new administration focused on energy transition and social cohesion.
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A large majority of the SPD approves the coalition agreement, the party leader is satisfied, but behind the scenes the power struggle for the big questions is raging.
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) approved a coalition agreement with the conservative CDU/CSU alliance on Wednesday, giving incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz the opportunity to begin forming a coalition government.
The way is paved for a new German government after the Social Democrats voted in favor of a coalition agreement with the CDU/CSU.
The social democratic coalition party let all members vote, after which a majority of 84.6 percent voted in favor of cooperation. CDU/CSU already voted in favor of the coalition agreement earlier this week.
CDU and CSU have already lowered the coalition agreement, now the Social Democrats also agreed to the new government alliance. Members' participation was unexpectedly high.
The vote on the black-red coalition agreement is over, until shortly before midnight the SPD members were allowed to vote. The public will not know whether the path for the new government is clear until the morning.
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