16. Coalition Building on the National Level
Black Red “Grand Coalition” (1966-69,
2005-09)
Black Yellow (1961-66, 1982-1998)
(currently negotiated)
Red Red
Red Green Green
(1998-2005)
“Jamaica-coalition”
“Social liberal”
(1969-1982)
“Traffic light coalition”
18. Negotiations
• Location: representative office of German
state of NRW
• Time: Until Parliament convenes on 27
October or before 9 November
• 9 FDP reps, 18 CDU/CSU reps
• Result will be a more or less specific
contract (1994: 50 pages)
19. 7 working groups discussing 2
ministerial portfolios each
• Foreign – Security policy
• Economic and Financial Policies
• Homes Affairs and Law
• …
Traditional practice:
No side of the table will gain both resorts of a working group
Each working group has two Chairpersons from both camps
20. Issues
Highly contentious Problematic Less problematic Easy
Labour
Taxes policies
Home Affairs / Foreign
Internal Security Nuclear policy
power
Stimulus
packages
Public Security
health Unemployment Defence
welfare benefits
Agriculture
21. 1 Chancellor
15 Ministers
Foreign Affairs / Vice Chancellor Defense
Home Affairs Family/Seniors/Women/Youth
Law Health
Finance Traffic/Works/Urban Planning
Economics/Technology Environment/Nuclear Safety
Labour/Welfare Education/Research
Nutrition/Agriculture/ State Secretariat (Chancellery)
Consumer Protection Economic Cooperation/Development
