The CSU has already agreed, now the Social Democrats are asked – all. In the SPD, the members decide on the coalition agreement that their party leadership negotiated with the Union. It is intended to form the basis for the government under a Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). How is the vote in the SPD? From this Tuesday, all of the SPD’s over 358,000 members can vote on the coalition agreement. The vote should be binding. To do this, at least one fifth of the voters must participate. This also includes party members who have recently joined the SPD. Anyone who has submitted their membership application by March 23 and has been registered by the party can participate. The Social Democrats can think for a few days; On April 29, the online vote ends. If there is a headwind against the coalition agreement? While the SPD tip is promoting the coalition agreement, representatives of the party youth primarily criticize the paper negotiated with the Union. Both the Juso Federal Chairman and several young politicians from the state associations have announced not to agree to the contract. Also in 2013 and 2018, the members voted on to enter a coalition with the Christian Democrats. In 2013, about three out of four Social Democrats, who took part in the vote, agreed to the coalition. Almost 80 percent of the members had participated in the SPD again. The members did not know the line -up of the ministries in this vote, but their distribution according to parties. That’s how it is this time. A personnel are only known publicly: that of the Federal Chancellor. In his own party, CDU boss Friedrich Merz does not confirm the coalition agreement by the members, but by a small party congress on April 28th-a day before the vote in the SPD comes to an end. If the SPD members agree, when will Merz become chancellor? Then the new Bundestag should come together. The absolute majority of the MPs are necessary, i.e. the majority of the members of the Bundestag. In order for Merz to reach this majority of chancellor, almost all Social Democrats have to vote for him. Union and SPD have no particularly lush majority together. The new parliament has 630 members, including 208 members of the Union and 120 Social Democrats.
