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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 21
AfD politician Tommy Thormann's hand gesture in Schwerin draws calls for consequences
The Left and the SPD want consequences after an Instagram video showed AfD politician Tommy Thormann making a contested hand sign at the first sitting of the new state parliament in Schwerin on Tuesday, 20 October.
- 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.
