After the SPD and FDP approved, the last hurdle on the way to the traffic light coalition at the federal level has now been cleared. The majority of the Greens members voted for the coalition agreement.
The formation of the first Traffic light coalition Nothing stands in the way of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP in the federal government. In an original vote, around 86 percent of the around 125,000 Greens members spoke out in favor of the coalition agreement, as the party announced on Monday. A total of 57 percent of the members took part in the vote, said the federal managing director Michael Kellner with. “We are very happy about this big, big result,” said the Greens boss Annalena Baerbock. The designated Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth spoke of a “mega result”.
In the traffic light cabinet, the Greens occupy five departments, including climate protection under the previous party leader Robert Habeck as well as the Foreign Office headed by Baerbock. The Ministry of Agriculture takes over ex-party leader Cem Ozdemir, the Ministry of the Environment Steffi Lemke. Anne Spiegel becomes the family minister. In addition, there is the new Minister of State for Culture, Claudia Roth.
With the SPD and the FDP party congresses had already agreed on the weekend. This means that the coalition agreement can be signed on Tuesday. The formation of the federal government is planned for Wednesday. Then the SPD, Greens and FDP want the SPD politician in the Bundestag Olaf Scholz elect to be Federal Chancellor.
Contract under the motto “Dare to make more progress”
The 125,000 members of the Greens have been voting on the contract and the personnel table for the new government since November 26th. The 177-page coalition agreement entitled “Dare to Make More Progress” will be signed on Tuesday.
In their coalition agreement, the SPD, Greens and FDP plan, among other things, to introduce a minimum wage of 12 euros. In order to make living affordable, the rent brake for new lettings is to be extended and rent increases are to be capped more strongly in certain areas. Electricity customers are to be relieved by the fact that the billions in the EEG levy are no longer financed through the electricity bill.
The parties also agreed to set up a new Federal Ministry for Building and to expand the Ministry of Economics to include climate protection. By 2030, Germany is to get 80 percent of its electricity from renewable energies.