The Greens let their members vote on the coalition agreement. The traffic light is facing one of its last hurdles.
- The traffic light coalition * is approaching its final hurdle.
- After the SPD and FDP, the Greens * also want to approve the coalition agreement on Monday (December 6).
- All 125,000 members are polled in a ballot.
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Update from December 6th, 7.30 a.m .: The Greens will announce the result of their member survey on the coalition agreement on Monday (2.30 p.m.). The party leaders Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck as well as Anne Spiegel, Steffi Lemke and Cem Özdemir and the other designated Green Ministers will take part in the press conference, as well as Federal Managing Director Michael Kellner and the designated Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth.
Before the expected Green vote, the SPD wants to announce the occupation of its ministerial posts on Monday at 10 a.m. So far, only Olaf Scholz is certain as Federal Chancellor. His confidante Wolfgang Schmidt as minister of the Chancellery and Hubertus Heil, presumably still as minister of labor and social affairs, are considered to be largely set. The nomination of the Minister of Health is awaited with particular excitement. There are many voices in the SPD for the health specialist Karl Lauterbach, but he apparently also meets with reservations. For the interior department, the previous Minister of Justice Christine Lambrecht is in discussion. The SPD is also responsible for defense, development, building and housing
First report from December 5th, 10.30 p.m .:
Berlin – If everything goes according to plan, the traffic light will turn green on Monday (December 6th) and the way for a new federal government will be clear. The SPD and FDP have already approved the coalition agreement, and the Greens want to follow suit on St. Nicholas Day.
Traffic light coalition: Greens let all members vote
The SPD and FDP had scheduled a special party congress where the new three-party alliance was approved by a large majority. Almost 99 percent of the SPD delegates voted for the coalition agreement, with the FDP it was around 92 percent. Meanwhile, the Greens took a different path: Instead of a party conference, there should be a ballot in which all of the approximately 125,000 party members are entitled to vote. Members can vote until 1 p.m. on Monday. The result is to be announced at 2:30 p.m.
It is not just a matter of simply approving the coalition paper, but also of the proposed appointments to the ministries. The party presidium had unanimously agreed on the occupation of the posts in advance – including background noise. In addition to the dispute over the Ministry of Agriculture between Cem Özdemir and Anton Hofreiter *, the Ministry of Transport in particular caused anger among some members. The party had campaigned vehemently for a green Ministry of Transport. This is the only way to initiate the “traffic turnaround”, which is often quoted by the eco-party, it said.
It is now clear: the Ministry of Transport will belong to the FDP in the future. With Volker Wissing, Minister becomes someone who wants to protect diesel drivers. “A future traffic light transport minister should first and foremost be an advocate for trains, buses and bicycles,” criticized the Green MP and spokesman for rail policy Matthias Gastel. There are hardly any green positions in the coalition agreement as far as transport policy is concerned. Significant: The word “Verkehrswende” does not appear once in the 177 pages.
Green ministerial posts: These people have been appointed
- Economy and climate protection: Robert Habeck (Vice Chancellor)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Annalena Baerbock
- Family, seniors, women and youth: Anne Spiegel
- Environment, nature conservation, nuclear safety and consumer protection: Steffi Lemke
- Food and Agriculture: Cem Ozdemir
- Minister of State for Culture and Media: Claudia Roth
Green youth: “There is no traffic light euphoria here”
The party leaders Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck have so far succeeded in largely silently moderating the waiver of the Ministry of Transport. There was hardly any public noise. However, the members are likely to take a far more critical position on the allegedly missed traffic turnaround – especially the younger ones. The Green Youth has already expressed reservations, particularly in relation to social and climate policy. “We don’t have any traffic light euphoria. Nobody is standing here with traffic light-colored confetti cannons, ”said Green Youth boss Timon Dzienus.
But: The Green Youth still recommended that its members approve the coalition agreement with the SPD and FDP. Overall, it can be assumed that the Greens members will vote for the coalition agreement with a clear majority. It remains to be seen whether the SPD and FDP will reach the 90s approval ratings. (as) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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