In the planned black-red coalition in Berlin, the winner of the election, the CDU, will take over the important department for the environment, mobility and climate protection. The Union and the SPD agreed on this on Sunday evening, as the German Press Agency learned from negotiating circles. In addition, the CDU will receive the Senate Departments for Education, Finance, Justice and Culture. In addition, there is the office of governing mayor, which CDU state chief Kai Wegner is to take over.
According to the agreement, the SPD should take over the Senate departments for the interior, housing and construction, labor and social affairs, business, health and science. Corresponding information from the dpa coincides with one RBB report.
Seven weeks after the repeat election in Berlin, the CDU and the SPD have concluded their coalition negotiations, and the result is to be presented on Monday morning. It has long been clear that the CDU and SPD will each occupy five senate administrations in the new state government, which is called the Senate in Berlin, and that the CDU will also appoint the head of government. Which people from both parties take over which posts was not the subject of the agreement on Sunday evening. This will be officially announced at a later date.
After the presentation of the coalition agreement, there are still two hurdles to be overcome on the way to a black-red Senate. The SPD is starting a member vote this week, the result of which will be announced on April 23. The CDU will decide on the government program at a party conference, which is expected to take place after the SPD results have been announced. If both parties approve the contract, Wegner is to be elected governing mayor. He would be the successor to the SPD state chairwoman Franziska Giffey, who is to take on a senator position in the new state government. So far she has governed Berlin with a coalition of SPD, Greens and Left.