Claudia Müller
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SPD, Left and Greens finish coalition talks in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The SPD, the Left and the Greens have finished negotiations on a future state government. Minister-President Manuela Schwesig presented the 133-page coalition programme in Schwerin on Tuesday, 10 November.
- Oct 17
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern coalition plans fewer civil servants and 1,000 state job cuts
Negotiators from the SPD, the Left and the Greens agreed to limit civil service appointments to four areas and to leave about 1,000 state posts unfilled. The parties say the moves would save roughly 125 million euros.
- Oct 9
SPD, Linke and Greens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern agree to start coalition talks
Negotiators recommended coalition talks on Friday, nearly three weeks after the 20 September state election in which the AfD came first with 38.2% of the vote.
- Sep 20
AfD leads SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election as CDU drops near 5% threshold
Initial projections from the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election place the AfD slightly ahead of the SPD at 37% to 38%, while the CDU falls to approximately 5%.
- Jun 28
Greens' Banaszak rallies East German voters from a camper van as party stares at state parliament exit
Facing 4% polling in Saxony-Anhalt and the risk of missing the parliamentary threshold in two September state elections, Green co-leader Felix Banaszak is driving an ageing camper van through the region, grilling sausages and inviting locals to 'Bier mit Banaszak und Suse.'
