The state elections in Baden-Württemberg brought the CDU a historic bankruptcy, while the Greens were impressively confirmed.
Susanne Eisenmann resigns.
CDU top candidate Susanne Eisenmann draws conclusions after the election failure and resigns.
In the state elections in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday, Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) clearly won.
According to the preliminary final result, two coalitions are conceivable: green-black and a traffic light alliance
(see initial report).
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from March 17, 3 p.m.:
In Baden-Württemberg, the Greens held initial exploratory talks with the CDU.
According to the
German press agency
, the
CDU and the party of Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann have
agreed to keep the content strictly confidential.
The topic is the possible continuation of the joint government coalition.
On Wednesday lunchtime, the negotiating group around CDU regional chief and interior minister Thomas Strobl left the House of Architecture in Stuttgart after a one and a half hour conversation.
In negotiating circles it is said, according to the
dpa
, that after its defeat in the state elections, the Union is very much looking to further cooperation.
Strobl, who had been a confidante of Kretschmann for the past five years, emphasized this above all.
The CDU wants to prevent the Greens from forming a traffic light coalition with the SPD and FDP.
The Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg called the conversation with the CDU “good”, but did not comment further.
Exploratory talks between the Greens and the SPD and FDP are planned for Wednesday afternoon.
"We look forward to the good discussions," said SPD leader Andreas Stoch.
The talks are expected to continue in the coming week.
Update from March 16, 10:09 p.m.:
From Markus Lanz (11.40 p.m. / ZDF), Winfried Kretschmann can elicit the first hints of what preferences he probably has for the new government.
Why doesn't he just reissue the coalition, asks Lanz, “or was it that bad?” “Of course it wasn't bad.
It wasn't always easy, ”says Kretschmann.
The traffic light would be "interesting from an experiential point of view," he continues, "but that is also not the yardstick for such a decision."
CDU in Baden-Württemberg: Susanne Eisenmann throws down - possibly completely
Update from March 16, 6:50 p.m .:
24.1 percent.
The CDU's worst election result in Baden-Württemberg has consequences.
The defeated CDU top candidate Susanne Eisenmann resigns.
This was confirmed by her spokesman for the
Stuttgarter Zeitung
.
The spokesman also made it clear that she would not be available for any government office should the CDU form a coalition with the Greens again.
She will also not attend the coalition and exploratory talks.
Eisenmann initially left it open whether she would like to remain politically active at all.
For the Christian Democrats - but at least for the state association - a bang.
Eisenmann had already joined the union at the age of 16.
Eisenmann will, however, still fulfill her role as minister of education until the new state government is sworn in.
This is necessary not least because of the challenges in the corona pandemic, explained her spokesman.
Coalition talks in Baden-Württemberg: FDP leader Rülke has clear limits
Update from March 16, 4:55 p.m.:
The FDP wants to co-
rule
in Baden-Württemberg and is optimistic that it will work with the traffic light.
Nevertheless, the Liberals do not go into the exploratory talks without reservation.
"Of course there are red lines for us," said FDP parliamentary group leader Hans-Ulrich Rülke.
He apparently expects crisp negotiations with the Greens, at least he doesn't want to discuss anything publicly for the time being.
"But we will present them behind closed doors," said Rülke about his limits, "not in advance via the media." You are making a coalition, not a merger.
Should the Greens make tough demands, the FDP will give a counter.
FDP party leader Christian Lindern's statement that the SPD and the Greens found only “trace elements” of liberal politics good, had caused a sensation with a view to the possible traffic light coalition in Baden-Württemberg.
Rülke did not want to contradict him in principle, but remains positive at the state level.
“Christian Lindner is right about that,” he explained to the German Press Agency, “when I look at Kevin Kühnert or Anton Hofreiter, I actually only see trace elements of liberality.
But we are not in Berlin, but in Stuttgart. ”Green country chief Winfried Kretschmann is considered to be much more conservative than large parts of his party colleagues.
Update from March 16, 3 p.m.:
The exploratory talks in Baden-Württemberg for the future coalition begin this Wednesday.
The re-elected Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) will meet with the possible alliance partners.
This is reported by the
German press agency
.
Talks will begin at the House of Architects in Stuttgart from 10.30 a.m.
First with the CDU, followed by the SPD from 2 p.m. and the FDP from 4 p.m.
The order of the talks was determined by the strength of the parties.
State election in Baden-Württemberg: clear victory for the Greens - exploratory talks for coalition
Update from March 15, 9:58 p.m
.: After their clear victory in the elections, the Greens have the trump cards in their hands in the formation of the future government.
Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann is now also showing Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).
Kretschmann does not want to be pushed by the Federal SPD and Olaf Scholz into a traffic light coalition, reports the
dpa
.
“I don't really care what Finance Minister Scholz says about it,” said the green election winner on SWR television on Monday evening.
The future government constellation in Baden-Württemberg is still unclear.
The continuation of the alliance of the Greens and CDU is also in the stars after the poor election result of the Union party.
In any case, Kretschmann does not allow himself to be looked at.
When asked whether he wanted to continue to form the government with the CDU with regard to the Corona crisis, the Prime Minister replied: “That cannot of course be the point of view.
The legislature lasts five years, hopefully the pandemic will be over in the summer. "
Update from March 15, 12:26 p.m.:
After their historic victory in the state elections in Baden-Württemberg, the Greens set up conditions for a coalition.
“It's about climate protection, innovations and solidarity.
But also about trust and reliability, ”said Green Country Leader Oliver Hildenbrand of the German Press Agency.
In the afternoon the invitations for the exploratory talks should be sent out.
It depends on the strength of the other parties.
On Wednesday one speaks first with the current coalition partner CDU, on Friday then one after the other with the SPD and FDP.
“We go into the talks without pre-determinations and automatisms,” Hildenbrand clarified.
They were also used to see if the chemistry was right.
A “culture of trust” must develop.
"The next few days will be exciting," said the SPD candidate, Andreas Stoch, at a press conference of his party.
With a view to a traffic light coalition, he said: "I would be happy if we could send a strong signal together with Rhineland-Palatinate." Because majorities are also possible without the CDU.
After the state elections in Baden-Württemberg: Who will Kretschmann (Greens) rule with?
First report from March 15, 11 a.m .:
Stuttgart - The Greens in Baden-Württemberg have impressively won the 2021 state elections, but another important decision with regard to the next legislative period is still pending: Which party is allowed to be a junior partner with the parliamentary group of Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann in the southwest?
With 32.6 percent, the country's party prevailed well ahead of the CDU (24.1 percent) and challenger Susanne Eisenmann.
It is the worst result so far for the Christian Democrats in Baden-Württemberg.
The Greens now have a choice with whom to form a coalition.
The schedule provides for talks with potential partners to begin this week.
There are two options when it comes to finding the answer, while a partnership exclusively with the SPD (red-green) is barely possible.
Baden-Württemberg: Renewed coalition of the Greens and the Union?
Clear announcement from the youth
Scenario one - Green-Black reissue of the coalition:
What are the chances of a re-launch of the coalition between Alliance 90 / The Greens and the CDU?
On Sunday, the Union in Baden-Württemberg (and also Rhineland-Palatinate) delivered its worst result so far.
For political expert Thomas Jäger, this is the result of the past few weeks, where “one disaster after another” happened - and most recently the mask affair frightened many voters.
The CDU has already signaled its openness to green-black in BaWü.
But the Green Youth has a clear opinion on this - and demands a rejection of a repetition: The elections meant “that the CDU was voted out of the game,” said the spokeswoman for the Green Youth, Anna Peters, the
editorial network Germany
.
“That is a huge relief.
Because when it comes to climate protection, the CDU, as the ruling party in Baden-Württemberg, has massively blocked. "
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Anna Peters, spokeswoman for the Green Youth, does not believe in a new edition of the green-black government alliance in Baden-Württemberg.
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In addition, according to her, “a strong signal was sent against the CDU that should be implemented.
We have to make clear policies for people instead of for profit.
The Corona crisis has made it clear to us how important it is to overcome the social divisions in society, "says Peters.
State election in BW: traffic light coalition between Greens, SPD and FDP possible
Scenario two - traffic light alliance with SPD and FDP:
will there be a green-yellow-red traffic light coalition after the state elections in 2021?
This constellation is also emerging in Rhineland-Palatinate, where this model is already being practiced.
If the Greens agree on a common government course with the SPD and FDP, this solution could be the most likely.
The tip of the balance will be climate protection: The Greens, who were strengthened in the state elections in 2021, attach great importance to this topic in the decision of the future coalition partner.
"We want to implement this government mandate and achieve as much climate protection as possible," said Greens federal manager Michael Kellner in the
ARD's
"Morgenmagazin"
.
"I don't know: who is actually the biggest brake on climate protection - Union or FDP?" Said Kellner.
BW election 2021: Greens choose between CDU and FDP - Climate protection is decisive
For the two potential coalition partners, the views of the FDP are considered the sticking point, because when it comes to climate protection, the Free Democrats appear as deadlocked as the CDU / CSU.
According to the preliminary results, the Liberals were able to improve in the election in Baden-Württemberg from 8.3 to 10.5 percent. In addition to climate protection, the party is also seen as a brake on tax increases for high earners.
To do this, one braces against a "left shift", affirmed FDP general secretary Volker Wissing in the
ARD
.
Similar to the CDU, the SPD also performed disappointingly in the state elections in Baden-Württemberg, despite its hopes for the government, as Federal Party Leader Saskia Esken explains.
"Baden-Württemberg needs a progressive government and that only exists with the SPD," said the party leader on the
Watson
portal
.
What speaks for a traffic light coalition: Greens, SPD and FDP would like to show in the federal government that there can be a majority outside the Union.
If it is up to a leading Green politician, there is still no trend in the question: "The chances are 50:50."
(PF with dpa)
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