SPD members start decisive vote on the coalition agreement!

SPD members start decisive vote on the coalition agreement!

Berlin, Deutschland - The coordination of the SPD members about the planned coalition agreement with the Union has started today. The online platform for voting was activated at 8:00 a.m. A good 358,000 members have time to vote until April 29 at 11:59 p.m. The detailed 144 -page coalition agreement entitled "Responsibility for Germany" requires a majority of votes and the participation of at least 20 percent of the members to be accepted in order to be accepted. The result will be announced on April 30, so that until then everyone involved can hope for exciting developments. Weser-Kurier reported that the members received a password protection by post in order to hand over their votes securely and encrypted online. Members without internet access can submit their voice to a local SPD office.

The vote represents a special challenge for the SPD, as the state chairman Achim Post notes. Due to the different digital skills of the members, it is important to offer support. Various information events will be organized until the end of the vote to ensure transparency about the negotiation results. Post plans to actively promote the contract in the next two weeks to comprehensively inform and mobilize the members, because a broad participation is crucial. WDR reports .

The party will also organize dialogue and online conferences to present the coalition agreement and clarify questions from the members. In the event of technical difficulties, the members can contact both their local SPD office and the Berlin party headquarters in the Willy Brand House to receive support.

effects on government formation

In the larger context of the government, the SPD is currently forming a vote together with the Union in a debt and investment package, which is in a special meeting of the Bundestag. The agreement between the Union and the SPD is considered an essential step in the coalition negotiations. One crucial element is the expansion of the debt brake for defense spending and the possible admission of 500 billion euros to loans. The time informs about the need for a two-thirds majority of 489 of 733 votes in Bundestag, which represents a challenging situation, especially in view of possible deviators from the Union faction.