CSU and Free Voters agree on a coalition in Bavaria

KThree weeks after the elections in Bavaria, the CSU and Free Voters decided to form a government coalition. "We are done," said Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Friday night in Parliament, as well as head of voters Hubert Aiwanger: "A breakthrough."

Both said nothing about the content of the results of the negotiations, the division of responsibilities or other details. First, Sunday afternoon, the respective party committees will be informed and approve the coalition. Monday morning, the coalition agreement should be signed. On Tuesday, Söder is expected to be re-elected to the Parliament.

The way through the bottleneck makes

Friday morning was held for the last time in the great round of negotiations of both parties. In the evening, there were again discussions in a small circle, at the end of the announced breakthrough. Aiwanger had been extremely optimistic on Friday morning. "It has not been engraved in stone, there are still some critical points, but I think we will have to overcome the bottleneck today," he said. He did not want to give more details until the last discussions, but hinted that there were no more impbadable obstacles in the division of ministries. "That too will be done in the end, so that will be fine."

Sunday afternoon at 3 pm, the CSU office and its parliamentary group meet on one side, as well as the office of free voters and their parliamentary group of the other. In the evening, the press conferences of both parties will be separated. According to this schedule, a joint performance of Söder and Aiwanger will only take place when signing the coalition agreement on Monday at 9 am in the Parliament – a few hours before the inaugural session of the Parliament in 15 hours.

The CSU had collapsed in the October 14 legislative elections to 37.2% and therefore depends on a coalition partner in the future. After exploratory discussions with voters and Greens, Christian Social Aiwanger & Co. had given preference. CSU and free voters are very close politically, too difficult questions did not exist from the beginning.