the CDU and greens in Hesse have made the weekend the way for a new edition of their coalition government in Hesse. Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) and his Deputy Tarek Al-Wazir (Green) signed on Sunday in the state Parliament in Wiesbaden, Germany, the new coalition agreement. The nearly 200-page work is entitled “on the move in the change by attitude, orientation, and Cohesion”.
Black-and-wool the Green to keep the company together, said Bouffier. The coalition will retain its tried-and-tested style and “without fanfare” rule. Al-Wazir said, the contract carrying the spirit of “reason and passion”. The national associations of both parties had agreed on Saturday to the contract. The objective of the coalition have received impressive support, said Bouffier.
The choice of the Prime Minister and the swearing-in of the Cabinet are for the 18. January of next year planned, if the Parliament comes together for its constituent meeting. Black-and-Green ruled since the beginning of 2014 in the state of Hesse. After the state election of 28. October is shrunk, the majority of the Alliance to have a seat. This works only with a lot of discipline, said Bouffier.
At the public meeting of the members of the Green in Hofheim am Taunus on Saturday, there was more than 91 percent approval. In the case of the CDU, the decision was in non-public session, a small party day in Nidda in the Wetterau unanimously. CDU-Chef Bouffier spoke of a “huge vote of confidence”. This was “an excellent basis” for further cooperation.
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Black-and-Green, the CDU and greens in Hesse agreed on a coalition agreement
The Christian Democrats had a run-in at the state election in the fall, the worst result since more than 50 years, and only 27.0 percent of the votes. The Green rose sharply to 19.8 percent, and two of the strongest force in the country. (dpa)