Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD), Mayor of Bremen, speaks. © Kay Nietfeld/dpa
The SPD state executive has spoken out in favour of continuing the government alliance with the Greens and the Left Party. 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.
Bremen - The alliance of red-green-red in a state parliament, which is unique in western 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