The SPD's decision to hold coalition talks with the left will determine political life in the country in the coming weeks.
From an expert's point of view, this was anything but surprising.
Rostock - The decision of the SPD under the leadership of Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig to hold coalition talks with the left came as no surprise to the Rostock political scientist Wolfgang Muno. "The left is very humble and apparently makes very modest demands," Muno told the German Press Agency on Thursday. In the election on September 26, the party achieved a single-digit result for the first time with 9.9 percent. But she is strategically very well positioned and has avoided any internal party discussion after the losses. "At least nothing has leaked out."
At the same time, the current state of the Northeast CDU was also a factor in the decision, said the political scientist.
It is Schwesig's goal to form a stable and reliable government.
The unclear attitude of the Christian Democrats without leadership and issues could represent a stumbling block for the future.
With a view to the joint state governments of the SPD with the PDS / Die Linke as junior partner from 1998 to 2006, a red-red government is also not a revolutionary innovation, said Muno.
He assumes that the education department will play an important role in the coalition negotiations and that left-wing top candidate Simone Oldenburg will take over the department.
"The only question is where the 1000 teachers who were called for by the left in the election campaign should come from."
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