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Why would the SPD prefer a coalition where they are the junior partner to one where they are the largest party?
In the 2023 Berlin elections, the result for the largest parties was:
Party
Seats
CDU
52
SPD
34
Greens
34
Left
22
(the SPD received 53 votes more than the Greens)
80 seats are needed for a ...
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Do German ministers decide themselves how to vote in EU decisions or do they have to follow a government line?
Example/ background: The EU is currently discussing whether there should be a strict law against the sale of cars with a combustion engine starting in 2035. Volker Wissing (of the FDP party) is the ...
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What is the benefit of the two-step negotiation process to form a coalition government in Germany?
After an election in Germany, the process of forming a government typically goes as follows:
Parties enter an initial round of talks, termed Sondierungsgespräche (exploratory talk) in German
After ...
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Why does Germany's traffic light coalition seem more likely than ever before?
Even though the parties of the Germany's grand coalition - CDU/CSU and SPD regained majority support in this year's election, according to the commentators, the traffic light coalition has the ...
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Why isn't the CDU / FDP / AFD a viable coalition government in Germany (2021)?
Why aren't these parties considered a possibility to form a coalition government after the 2021 elections? They all represent the right-wing in Germany, and they have enough seats for a majority if ...
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What vexillologically (flag-based) named coalitions exist (theoretically) in German politics?
In German political speech, multi-party (three or more party) coalitions are sometimes described by vexillological analogy::
I have seen:
Jamaica coalition between conservatives (black), liberals (...
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Why do we need static coalitions?
By the German constitution, every member of parliament has to adhere to their conscience only. In reality, the parties on the parliament usually vote unanimously for some bill. The parties that are ...
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