Overview

• SPD members voted in favor of the coalition agreement with the CDU/CSU, with 84.6% approval and a 56% turnout.
• Lars Klingbeil, SPD leader, has been unanimously endorsed by the party presidium to serve as vice-chancellor and finance minister in the new government.
• The coalition agreement, titled 'Verantwortung für Deutschland,' includes policies such as a €15 minimum wage and significant investment plans.
• The SPD plans to announce its full ministerial slate by Monday, ahead of Friedrich Merz's expected election as chancellor on Tuesday.
• While the SPD youth wing, Jusos, expressed reservations about the coalition, they have accepted the outcome of the membership vote.