LiveBlog: Merz fills key positions in the Chancellery – everything about the future federal government

– On Tuesday evening, at 11:59 p.m., the membership survey ends up with the black and red coalition agreement- he can already say that that necessary quorum (of 20 percent of all around 360,000 members) achieved has been. In addition, there were no disturbances in the predominantly digital coordination, says Miersch on Monday afternoon in the Willy-Brandt-Haus, the Berlin party headquarters. There were only delivery difficulties at the post office, and around 1000 election documents were sent.

– Miersch wants to “warmly congratulate” the designated ministerial team from CDU/CSU. Now it is the common task, says Miersch, “to put what has been negotiated in the coalition agreement”. Miersch reacts cautiously to reservations about political career changers in the ministerial team. “I assume that Friedrich Merz chose his ministerial team very carefully,” says Miersch.

– Miersch confirmed star-Informations (see entry from 11.48 a.m.), according to which the SPD wants to present its cabinet members on May 5th -a day before the planned chancellor election –. That is “very useful” and “completely legitimate”, Miersch defends the time. First the SPD members would have to vote. Then the talks should begin, says Miersch. It also deals with factors such as the equal line -up, the regional connection, not least the departments and suitability of the potential ministers.

– also the Refurbishing of the “historically worst value” in a federal election Come ahead. A commission to analyze the election result has now been constituted. The communication and organization of the party should be put to the test, and the promotion of young talent should also be taken into account in order to ensure “new and credible faces” in the party. According to Miersch, a first “project sketch” could be created by the SPD party conference at the end of June, after which the process for a “successful installation” for 2029 could begin.