Overview
- CDU, SPD and FDP state boards are meeting Monday to decide on a written commitment that the coalition agreement and current portfolio allocation remain in place.
- If SPD and FDP approve the pledge, CDU leader Sven Schulze could be elected minister-president in the Landtag by late January.
- Reiner Haseloff has signaled privately that he is willing to pass the baton, but he and Schulze have not publicly confirmed the plan.
- Deputy minister-president Armin Willingmann of the SPD frames support as a matter of state responsibility, citing AfD leads in last year’s polls.
- It remains unclear whether a broader cabinet reshuffle would follow, though partners indicate a preference to keep existing personnel and roles.