The foundations of the SPD ratify the agreement to govern in coalition with Merz
Him Coalition agreement In Germany It has been formally ratified by all sides. A large majority of the members of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) voted in favor of the agreement with the CDU and CSU.
According to local media, the 84% of Party members They participated in the vote approved the coalition agreement. Participation was about 56%. The direction of the young party had previously pronounced against the coalition agreement.
What are the next steps?
The CDU and the CSU had already approved the agreement. The parties have already presented the ministers who wish to appoint the Federal Chancellor for the Cabinet of the future, Friedrich Merz (CDU).
The SPD plans to announce the names of its ministers next week. The party will occupy Seven ministriesincluding those of finance, justice and protection of consumers, work and social affairs, defense, environment, climatic protection, conservation of nature and nuclear security, economic cooperation and development, as well as accommodation, urban planning and construction.
This planned that the coalition agreement He is signed next Monday. The choice of the leader of the CDU, Friedrich Merz, since the next federal chancellor is scheduled for the next day. Subsequently, the new ministers will be able to swear their positions in front of the federal president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
This distributed the ministerial positions of the CDU and the CSU
The leader of CduFriedrich Merz, announced Monday who will represent the seven ministries who will guide their party:
- Thorsten Frei: head of the Federal Foreign Ministry
- Dr. Johann Wadephul: Minister of EXTERNAL ASUNTS
- Katherina Reiche: Minister of Economy and Energy
- Patrick Schnderer: Minister of Transport
- Karin Prien: Minister of Education, family, the elderly, women and young people
- Dr. Karsten Wildberger: Minister of Digitization and Modernization of the State
- Nina Warken: Minister of Health
- Wolfram Weimer: Secretary of State for Culture
For his part, the leader of CsuMarkus Söder also announced the names of the ministers:
- Alexander Dobrindt: Minister of Interior and Sport
- Dorothee Bär: Minister of Research, Technology and Space
- Alois Rainer: Minister of Food, Agriculture and Interior
