More kindergarten teachers, the lowering of the voting age to 16 years, a new public holiday - the SPD and the Left promise a lot of benefits for the next five years.
They came to an agreement surprisingly quickly.
Schwerin - The coalition negotiations between the SPD and the Left Party in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are about to be concluded.
With the round of negotiations on Friday, all major blocks were negotiated, said Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) after the eighth round in Schwerin.
There are no longer any controversial issues.
At the weekend, the last remaining questions, such as media policy, are to be discussed.
The preamble to the coalition agreement also still had to be worked out.
According to her, the coalition agreement between the SPD and the Left will be presented to the public in Schwerin on Monday afternoon.
Then the ministries and staff will be discussed.
Separate special party conferences of the SPD and Linker are planned for Saturday next week, at which the coalition agreement is to be approved.
The election of Schwesig as the new Prime Minister and the appointment of the state government is planned for November 15.
Day off on March 8th
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is to have a new public holiday on March 8, more daycare educators with better pay and an alliance against the loneliness of old people.
In addition, the SPD and the Left want to lower the voting age for state elections from 18 to 16 years, pass a child protection law and increase the free care in the holiday center from six to ten hours a day, as Schwesig and the left negotiator, Simone Oldenburg, announced.
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has so far had fewer public holidays than other federal states, it was said to justify the planned additional day off on March 8th.
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Millions for childcare
The planned improvements in the daycare centers in particular will cost a lot of money.
Schwesig budgeted eight million euros for the training of more educators alone.
In addition, one kindergarten teacher will only be responsible for 14 instead of 15 children in the future.
That will probably cost around 15 million euros, so Schwesig.
“Social justice will be the brand essence of the new MV coalition,” Schwesig emphasized.
It can be felt that there are social upheavals and a social division in society.
The future red-red state government wants to help change this.
A “new social cohesion” is needed.
dpa
