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After success in Rhineland-Palatinate: SPD is bursting with self-confidence - clear goal for federal elections

2021-03-16T12:32:13.364Z


Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) clearly wins the elections in Rhineland-Palatinate. The SPD has formulated ambitious goals for the upcoming federal election.


Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) clearly wins the elections in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The SPD has formulated ambitious goals for the upcoming federal election.

  • Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) emerges as the winner of the state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate.

  • Two scenarios are likely for the formation of a government

    (see initial report).

  • The SPD wants to repeat the strong result at the state level in the federal election

    (update from March 15, 5:20 p.m.).

  • This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from March 15, 5:20 pm

: After the election victory in Rhineland-Palatinate, Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) hopes to gain momentum for the upcoming federal elections on September 26, 2021. In the

Phoenix

interview, she warned not to overestimate the result with a view to the federal election .

"State elections have their own dynamics," said Dreyer.

"What is important: They can be motivating when they end like in Rhineland-Palatinate and that is certainly a boost for the whole party."

With the victory in the state elections behind him, Dreyer formulated ambitious goals for her SPD: "We want to become the strongest party," said the Prime Minister with regard to the federal elections.

So far, the SPD has been the “junior partner” in the government, but the poor performance of the CDU allows for a government without the participation of the Union to be considered.

State elections in RLP: Greens speak out in favor of opening exploratory talks with the SPD and FDP

Update from March 15, 3:49 p.m

.: There is movement in the coalition formation in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The state executive of the Greens spoke out on Monday in favor of opening exploratory talks with the SPD and FDP.

There was a unanimous decision that we want to start explorations with the SPD and FDP for a new traffic light alliance, ”said top candidate Anne Spiegel after the committee meeting.

"The way is clear from the green side."

Update from March 15, 2:53 p.m.:

After the state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate, the election winner SPD wants to talk to the Greens and FDP about a continuation of the traffic light coalition.

The SPD state chairman, Roger Lewentz, announced on Monday that talks would be “swiftly commencing” with the two previous government partners.

The SPD state executive meets on Monday evening to officially decide whether to start exploratory talks with the Greens and the FDP.

This government alliance is considered the favorite of Prime Minister Malu Dreyer

(see first report)

.

State elections in RLP: Free voters move into the state parliament for the first time - another coalition option?

First report from March 15, 1 p.m .:

Mainz - The state election in Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, together with the election in Baden-Württemberg, was the start of the super election year 2021. Prime Minister Malu Dreyer of the SPD was able to defend her majority with more than 35 Percent of the vote, despite a slight loss of votes.

The CDU with top candidate Christian Baldauf, on the other hand, has to cope with a historic election defeat of 27.7 percent.

A total of six parties moved into the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate.

In addition to the SPD and CDU, there are the Greens, the FDP, the AfD and, for the first time, the Free Voters.

Now the SPD has to decide on a coalition.

Mathematically, a traffic light coalition, a grand coalition and a coalition of SPD, Greens and Free Voters or an alliance of SPD, FDP and Free Voters would be possible.

The Free Voters have already announced that they are going into the opposition.

Therefore, only a traffic light coalition or a grand coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate is conceivable.

State elections in Rhineland-Palatinate: Renewed "traffic light coalition" likely - "our first choice"

Scenario one - traffic light coalition from the SPD-Greens-FDP:

On the evening of the election, Dreyer had already said that a continuation of the “traffic light coalition” is “our first choice”.

The representatives of the Greens and the FDP have always spoken out in favor of a new edition.

"We governed very well for five years and we all achieved our common goals," said Malu Dreyer on the evening of the election on

ZDF

.

Therefore, the traffic light coalition is the most likely government in Rhineland-Palatinate.

In 2016 there was a “traffic light coalition” there for the first time.

“We want to continue the traffic lights, I've never made that a secret.

Everyone knew that, and we will go this way now, ”said Dreyer at

SWR1

on Monday.

State elections in Rhineland-Palatinate: Grand coalition mathematically possible - but unlikely

Scenario two - grand coalition of the SPD-CDU:

Another possibility for an alliance in Rhineland-Palatinate is the grand coalition.

It would be mathematically possible after the state elections, but unlikely.

Dreyer

already rejected the alliance with the CDU

in an interview with

SWR1

.

"The voters would be quite astonished if I said now: We are going in this direction." Nevertheless, there should still be a good relationship with the CDU.

It seems to be relatively clear in Rhineland-Palatinate that there will be a new “traffic light coalition”. "I am very confident that these talks will be fruitful," said Prime Minister Dreyer about talks with the Greens and the FDP. In Baden-Württemberg, on the other hand, the choice of a coalition partner is not as clear as in Rhineland-Palatinate. Prime Minister Kretschmann (the Greens) kept two options open there.

(Dana Popp / dpa)

Source: merkur

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