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The Black-orange coalition () in German politics refers to a coalition between the centre-right
CDU/CSU CDU/CSU, unofficially the Union parties ( ) or the Union, is a centre-right Christian democratic and conservative political alliance of two political parties in Germany: the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social U ...
and the
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(FW). The coalition has only been active in Bavaria since 2018, in both the
Second Söder cabinet The Second Söder cabinet was the state government of Bavaria from November 2018 to late 2023. It was sworn in on 12 November 2018, after Markus Söder was elected as List of ministers-president of Bavaria, Minister-President of Bavaria by the me ...
and
Third Söder cabinet The Third Söder cabinet was sworn in on 8 November 2023, following Markus Söder's re-election as List of ministers-president of Bavaria, Minister-President of Bavaria by the members of the Landtag of Bavaria on 31 October 2023. It is the 28th C ...
. The coalition has also been described as the Bavaria Coalition, Spezi Coalition and Papaya Coalition. In Austria, the black-orange coalition could refer to a coalition of the
Austrian People's Party The Austrian People's Party ( , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest p ...
and the
Alliance for the Future of Austria The Alliance for the Future of Austria (; BZÖ) is a right-wing populist, national conservative political party in Austria. The BZÖ was founded on 3 April 2005 by Jörg Haider as a moderate splinter from the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) ...
.


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German governing coalition In Germany's federal electoral system, a single party or parliamentary group rarely wins an absolute majority of seats in the Bundestag, and thus coalition governments, rather than single-party governments, are the usually expected outcome of ...


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