Berlin Greens agree to red-green-red coalition agreement – BZ Berlin
The Berlin Greens have a clear majority in favor of the coalition agreement with the SPD and the Left. The Social Democrats have already agreed. The third partner is still missing.
After the SPD, the Berlin Greens also approved the red-green-red coalition agreement. At a digital party congress on Sunday, 96.4 percent of the delegates voted for the joint government program. There were 135 votes in favor, 3 against and 2 abstentions.
The coalition agreement is intended to form the basis for further cooperation between the social democrats, the Greens and the left over the next five years. The three-party alliance has ruled Berlin since 2016. Green parliamentary group leader Bettina Jarasch described the coalition agreement as a future program for Berlin. She told the delegates that he was not just doing a few green points, but was consistently in favor of an eco-social and progressive policy.
Members vote for trio of senators
Berlin’s Greens have approved the proposal of the state executive for the occupation of the three departments in the new red-green-red Senate with a large majority. Afterwards, parliamentary group leader Bettina Jarasch is to become senator for the environment, transport and climate protection. The previous parliamentary managing director of the Berlin Green Group, Daniel Wesener, is planned as finance senator, and the Hessian Green politician Ulrike Gote as senator for science and health. At a state delegates’ conference on Sunday, 86.9 percent of the delegates agreed.
Before the new Senate can start work, the party base of the left has to agree. A two-week membership decision runs until December 17th. At a party conference of the Berlin SPD on Sunday a week ago, 91.5 percent of the delegates voted for the coalition agreement.
However, parts of the Berlin links are critical of government participation, and some members have publicly called for the vote no. If there is still a majority in the membership decision, the way is free for a red-green-red government to be formed. Then the new Senate could start before Christmas.
According to the current schedule, the SPD state chairwoman Franziska Giffey is to die on December 21 in the House of Representatives as Michael Müller’s successor. Then the senators would be appointed and sworn in. At the coalition negotiations it was decided that the SPD would receive four departments, the Greens and the Left three each.