The coalition negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the Left in Berlin will take longer than previously planned.
The desired coalition agreement should now be in place by next Thursday instead of Wednesday.
The SPD state chairman Franziska Giffey announced on Friday on the sidelines of a meeting of the so-called umbrella group, which consists of the heads of the three parties.
Berlin - "Yes, we are no longer fully in the planning," said Giffey.
She justified this with the discussion of many content-related points, which was more time-consuming than expected.
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The SPD, the Greens and the Left in Berlin needed significantly more time than expected in their coalition negotiations on Monday.
The joint statements planned for the connection have been canceled.
"The topics of culture, Europe and media as well as sport will not be finally negotiated today," announced the Left on behalf of all three parties.
Coalition negotiations in Berlin take longer
Coalition negotiations only ended after eleven and a half hours
The SPD, the Greens and the Left in Berlin only ended their coalition negotiation meeting on Monday after around eleven and a half hours.
The joint statements planned for the connection had already been canceled in the afternoon.
The main negotiators of the three parties, which have ruled together since 2016 and are again striving for a three-party coalition, have been dealing with the issues of culture, Europe and the media as well as sport since Monday morning.
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But that does not change anything in the overall direction.
The coalition agreement must be in pressure by next weekend so that the left can implement their membership decision.
Should the party committees and members of the left approve the government program, Giffey is to be elected as the new governing mayor in the House of Representatives on December 21.
The coalition negotiations between the three parties, which have ruled together since 2016, began on October 22nd.
dpa