Current coalitions of the German states. The SDP and Greens are tied for highest government participation with 11 each. Interesting detail: Berlin currently has the second most conservative government (CDU + SPD) after Bavaria (CSU + FW).
Current coalitions of the German states. The SDP and Greens are tied for highest government participation with 11 each. Interesting detail: Berlin currently has the second most conservative government (CDU + SPD) after Bavaria (CSU + FW).
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More context:
SPD: Social Democrat (S&D)
CDU/CSU: Christian Democrat (PPE)
Greens: left wing environmentalist (The Greens)
The Left: further left wing (GUE/NGL)FDP: Liberals (RENEW)
FW: conservative liberals (RENEW)
There recently were [elections in Bremen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Bremen_state_election), but it’s likely that the current red-red-green coalition will remain in power. In October this year, [Bavaria will also hold elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Bavarian_state_election), but it’s more than likely the CSU will remain the biggest party by far.
[Image source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_of_the_German_state_parliaments)
Soon local coalitions with the AfD will be a normal occurrence. The party’s rise from being totally ignored in 2013 to one that is steadily making gains on every level of German electoral spectrum has been something to behold.
Where did AfD go?
The second half of the title is just silly nonsense.
Let’s see how Berlin turns out first. CDU-Green coalitions can turn out comparatively conservative, even when the greens are the major party like in Baden-Württemberg.
Bavaria though is probably a safe bet for the most right wing government.
The second part of the caption is bs… The Green lead coalition in Baden-Württemberg is probably more conservative than the CDU lead coalition in Berlin (basically, the SPD wrote the entire coalition agreement in Berlin and the only real conservative position in the agreement is the Office of the Mayor for the CDU)
Your logic only works if you categorize all parties in the following left-right-axis: Linke – Grüne – SPD – FDP – CDU/CSU – FW – AfD
But as I already mentioned, this is very debatable or just wrong because every party has more conservative or more progressive “Landesverbände” in each state. The Green Party in Southern Germany is more conservative than most SPD “Landesverbände” in Northern or Western Germany and the CDU in Schleswig-Holstein (way more progressive) has practically nothing in common with the CDU in Sachsen-Anhalt (way more conservative)
I was scared for half a second seeing all the black, being used to EuropeElects posts and them using EP groups. “Wtf AfD?”
Then it clicked