SPD, Linke and Greens agree to start coalition talks in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The SPD, Linke and Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have recommended that their bodies begin formal coalition negotiations, aiming for a stable government without the AfD.
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the SPD, Linke and the Greens have concluded their preliminary discussions and called on their respective bodies to commence coalition negotiations, according to a joint declaration from Schwerin. The parties have already aligned on key policies such as maintaining fee-free childcare, safeguarding every hospital location, and increasing mechanisms for citizen involvement. They also agreed to establish a parliamentary investigation committee to examine extremist right-wing networks.
Cooperation with the election-winner AfD is explicitly excluded by all three parties, leaving the AfD as the only opposition force should the coalition succeed. The CDU and BSW failed to clear the five-percent threshold, narrowing the field. The Greens will vote on Saturday at a state delegate council in Rostock to decide whether to enter the talks.
Why it matters
The agreement sets the stage for a new state government coalition and defines the political landscape without the far-right AfD.
How this story developed
- Sep 23 SPD and Greens require Die Linke to demonstrate anti‑antisemitism safeguards before coalition talks can proceed.
- Sep 23 Heidenau city council will vote on a motion, supported by CDU and AfD members, to reject two proposed Stolpersteine for Fritz and Martha Goldstein and instead favor a collective memorial at the Nordfriedhof.
- Sep 24 Merz faces mounting pressure after the regional setbacks.
- Sep 24 The Israeli ambassador warned of an “immediate existential threat” to Berlin’s Jewish community over alleged antisemitism in the party.
- Sep 24 The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance pledged support for the AfD’s speaker nominee, creating a parliamentary majority for the AfD in Saxony‑Anhalt.
- Sep 27 The council has scheduled a vote on the proposed ban.
- Sep 27 SPD and Greens issued a joint warning demanding Die Linke reject antisemitism and clan crime before coalition talks proceed.
- Sep 29 AfD parliamentary group chair Ulrich Siegmund said he will stand for the Minister-President post in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament in December.
- Oct 3 Tobias Rausch was elected speaker of the Landtag.
- Oct 3 AfD now ahead of the Union in the latest INSA Sunday poll, widening the gap.
- Oct 5 The council moved from debating the proposal to formally approving the resolution that declines new Stolpersteine applications.
- Oct 7 A secret ballot produced undisclosed extra votes, prompting CDU leaders to demand an investigation.
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