Status: 03/01/2023 5:43 p.m
Yesterday, Berlin’s SPD leader Giffey signaled her preference for an alliance with the CDU. According to rbb information, CDU country chief Wegner also opted for black and red today.
Berlin’s CDU leader Kai Wegner has apparently spoken out in favor of a coalition with the SPD. According to rbb information, he wants to recommend negotiations to his state board tomorrow. His approval is loud ARD correspondent Esther Neumeier secure.
The previous Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey from the SPD also favors black and red. She would then no longer be Prime Minister. Your state board, which is currently in session, must agree to the corresponding negotiations. According to Neumeier’s assessment, there are some indications of a yes; Giffey’s exploration team is also in favor of such talks.
On the other hand, there are also many voices in the party against an alliance with the CDU. The Jusos, in particular, firmly reject a coalition with the CDU. “The CDU does not fit in with Berlin and not with the SPD,” said Berlin co-chairman Sinem Taşan-Funke of the German Press Agency. “We will oppose any attempt to form a coalition with the CDU.”
Esther Neumeier, RBB, on the status of the exploratory talks for the Berlin state government
Tagesschau 5:00 p.m., March 1, 2023
Greens warn of “regression coalition”
The green top candidate in the repeat election, Bettina Jarasch, criticized a possible black-red alliance: “The fact that the SPD and the CDU are now obviously opting for each other shows that what we always warned about in the election campaign is coming: a regression coalition.” The Greens stand by their responsibility for Berlin and have made this clear in “the exploratory talks, which have been conducted seriously in each case”.
Only yesterday the Greens had been exploring with the CDU; According to Neumeier, both parties were then extremely satisfied with the talks.