In German politics, a red–purple coalition (''
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'': Rot-lila Koalition) also called a magenta coalition (''
German
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Magenta
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-Koalition) is a coalition between the
Social Democratic Party of Germany
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(SPD, party colour red) and the
Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance
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(BSW, party colour purple). Since December 2024, such a
governing coalition has been governing at the state level for the first time with the
fourth Woidke cabinet in the state of
Brandenburg
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.
State government in Brandenburg (since 2024)
Before the
2024 Brandenburg state election, there had been speculation about a possible
blackberry coalition (red–purple with
CDU) in addition to a possible majority for a continuation of the previous
black–red–green coalition. The withdrawal of the
Greens, the
Left
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and
BVB/Free Voters from the
Landtag of Brandenburg
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also resulted in this red–purple–black majority, but the CDU rejected talks for such an alliance, as the SPD and BSW alone already have a majority and the inclusion of the CDU would have led to the formation of an .
After a meeting between the Prime Minister and SPD top candidate
Dietmar Woidke
Hubert Dietmar Woidke (born 22 October 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Since August 2013, Woidke has served as Minister President of Brandenburg.
Political career
Woidke has been a member of the SPD s ...
and BSW party leader
Sahra Wagenknecht
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, the SPD held exploratory talks with the BSW on the formation of such a red–purple coalition.
At the end of October 2024, the two parties announced their intention to enter into
coalition negotiations, which were concluded in mid-December.
An obstacle to cooperation was that the BSW wanted to
negotiate arms deliveries to Ukraine and the stationing of US medium-range missiles in Germany in state politics in order to achieve a commitment against this by an SPD-BSW state government.
Due to differences with the BSW, Economics Minister (SPD) had announced during the coalition negotiations that he did not want to be part of the future state government again and announced his resignation.
On 11 December 2024,
Dietmar Woidke
Hubert Dietmar Woidke (born 22 October 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Since August 2013, Woidke has served as Minister President of Brandenburg.
Political career
Woidke has been a member of the SPD s ...
was finally re-elected
Minister-President of Brandenburg and the
Woidke IV Cabinet, the first nationwide red–purple coalition, was formed.
References
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