Bremen's mayor Andreas Bovenschulte and Reinhold Wetjen, state chairman of the SPD Bremen. © Sina Schuldt/dpa
After the election in Bremen, the SPD had held several preliminary talks with possible coalition partners. So far, it has governed together with the Greens and the Left. It should stay that way as much as possible.
Bremen - The SPD state executive has spoken out in favor of continuing the government alliance with the Greens and the Left. Coalition talks are to be started with both parties, said Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte after a board meeting on Wednesday evening. In the elections to the Bremen parliament on May 14, the SPD won 29.8 percent of the vote.
The alliance of red-green-red in a state parliament, which is unique in West Germany, has existed since 2019. However, the Greens are weakened by the election result. After 17.4 percent of the vote four years ago, this time they landed at 11.9 percent. The Left Party, on the other hand, roughly maintained its result at 10.9 percent (2019: 11.3 percent). Dpa