Woidke remains Prime Minister: BSW paves the way for a new coalition!
Woidke remains Prime Minister: BSW paves the way for a new coalition!
Potsdam, Deutschland - The political situation in Brandenburg is tense. After a failed first vote, the incumbent Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke was successfully elected in the second ballot on December 11, 2024. Woidke, who has been in office since 2013, was able to secure the necessary majority of 50 votes in the Potsdam state parliament, while he received only 43 votes in the first ballot. This was the first success for the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) , which plays an important role in the coalition with the SPD.
coalition formation and challenges
With the support of the BSW forces, Woidke can form a coalition that enables him to keep the AfD away from power. However, this new government coalition faces challenges, since the BSW, a split off Die Linke , is controversial. In order to shape their government work, the partners have signed a coalition agreement that contains future -oriented plans: among other things, the number of police officers should be increased and childcare -free childcare should be guaranteed.In addition, the BSW is also integrated into coalition formation in Thuringia on Thursday. There, CDU politician Mario Voigt plans an election as the new head of government. These scenarios are crucial because the right -wing populist AfD has achieved considerable success in the eastern federal states, but both SPD and BSW reject cooperation with the AfD. Therefore, the new course in Brandenburg is of great importance for state politics and its stability, as well as for the design of future relationships within the Federal Republic and the EU.
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