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Greens and Left Warn Saxony Minority Coalition, Threaten to Withhold Cooperation

Opposition leaders say the promised consultation process has broken down, with bills languishing for months.

Overview

  • Die Linke’s Susanne Schaper warned her party could end cooperation if the CDU–SPD government continues its current approach.
  • Green leader Franziska Schubert criticized the process as “organised irresponsibility,” accusing the coalition of playing dead and sitting issues out.
  • Saxony’s CDU–SPD governs without its own majority and must secure opposition votes to pass laws and motions.
  • Greens and The Left say they are ready to negotiate and compromise but insist on engagement on equal footing and timely responses.
  • Schaper argued that a functioning cross‑party model in Saxony could serve as an example for next year’s elections in Saxony‑Anhalt and Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern.