The coalition agreement was signed by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Soyuz-90/Green & quot; and the Free Democratic Party (VDP).
On Tuesday, December 7, an agreement was signed in Berlin to form the so-called “traffic light coalition”, the name of which comes from the party color of the three political forces.
This is reported by the German edition Spiegel.
“This morning should be the beginning of our path to the new government,” said the future German chancellor from the SPD Olaf Scholz.
According to him, the coalition agreement should become the “road map” of the ruling coalition in Germany for the next four years. The top priority, officials said, was fighting the coronavirus crisis. In the long term, measures to protect against climate change are planned for industrial production in Germany. There are also plans to improve the situation of low-paid workers, tenants and their families.
“Now is the time for action,” – said the leader of the liberal VDP Christian Lindner.
Co-chair of the Green Party, Annelena Berbock said that the coalition agreement “corresponds to reality and social reality.” On December 8, the Bundestag must vote for the appointment of Olaf Scholz as chancellor, and the ministers who will be part of his government will be sworn in.
Recall that earlier the future German Chancellor Olaf Scholz presented candidates from his party to the government .
