Government formation Hamburg: SPD needs to barter with the coalition in Hamburg | EUROtoday

The SPD needs to barter with the Greens in Hamburg through a coalition. The SPD state board determined to do that, it mentioned within the night after a board assembly. The negotiations ought to start within the new week. So far, Hamburg has been dominated by red-green.

Despite losses, the SPD had once more emerged from the residents’ election on March 2, regardless of losses. She can select who she needs to make a accomplice within the Hamburg city corridor sooner or later. In the previous few weeks, exploratory talks had not solely been carried out with the Greens, but in addition with the CDU.

SPD had probed with the Greens and CDU

The exploratory talks with the Greens are a great foundation for the upcoming coalition negotiations, the SPD state chairman Melanie Leonhard and Nils Weiland mentioned. “Our common goal is to continue the successful development of our city with the red-green Senate led by Mayor Peter Tschenscher in the next five years.”

The CDU Hamburg has additionally been very critical up to now few weeks and within the intersections in a number of fields of motion that considerably vital for Hamburg have been discovered, based on the SPD chairpersons. “We thank the CDU negotiation team for the honest, open, constructive and trusting exchange.”

CDU: are prepared for coalition with the SPD

The CDU had given hope for a authorities participation after the second exploratory dialogue additionally went properly, Dennis Thering mentioned. He had emphasised: “We as CDU are ready to enter a government coalition.”

Hamburg has been dominated by red-green since 2015. Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) had spoken out for a continuation of the cooperation with the Greens earlier than the election.

According to the official finish end result, the SPD had reached 33.5 % of the votes. The CDU had changed the Greens, which fell to 18.5 %, at 19.8 % because the second strongest pressure.