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What the new Berlin coalition intends to do
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“We had a good 25 days”: Franziska Giffey and Kai Wegner present the results of their negotiations.
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Wowereit, Müller, Giffey: Since 2001, the Social Democrats have provided the governing mayors without interruption. There is also a certain logic to the fact that the CDU will probably start to clean up.
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Jan Heidtmann, Berlin
On Sunday evening, Stefan Evers, General Secretary of the Berlin CDU, sent a rather symbolic image via social media. It shows white smoke emanating from this plain stovepipe on the roof of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. The message was intended to signal the successful conclusion of negotiations between the CDU and SPD; this Monday the parties presented their completed coalition agreement to the press. A comparison with the papal election – of course, that could only be meant ironically. At least at first glance.
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