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Stephan Weil (SPD) is to be elected Prime Minister for the third time in the state parliament tomorrow. He has ruled the country since 2013. Weil and the new parliamentary group leader Grant Hendrik Tonne signed the contract for the SPD. The top candidate Julia Willie Hamburg and the two state chairmen Anne Kura and Hans-Joachim Janßen signed for the Greens.

For the second time red-green under Weil

At the weekend, the SPD and the Greens accepted the coalition agreement at special party conferences. Prime Minister Weil had already governed in his first term from 2013 to 2017 together with the Greens. This was followed by a grand coalition with the CDU.

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The way is clear for the formation of a government in Lower Saxony. The Greens also agreed yesterday. more

The Greens want to finalize the agreement on Sunday. The signing of the contract is scheduled for Monday. more