Black-red-green coalition

Form of German political coalition government

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The Black-red-green coalition (German: Schwarz-rot-grüne Koalition), also known as the Kenya coalition^[1] (German: Kenia-Koalition) is a term in German politics describing a governing coalition among the parties of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Green Party. The name comes from the traditional colours of the parties, with the CDU represented by black, the SPD by red, and the Greens by green. As these are also the colours of the Kenyan flag, the name of that country is sometimes applied to the arrangement, in the same manner as the black-yellow-green "Jamaica coalition".

History

The government formed following the 2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election was the first such black-red-green coalition government formation in Germany. Two more such coalitions were formed after the 2019 Brandenburg state election and 2019 Saxony state elections, which took place on the same day. In Brandenburg, the coalition is led by the SPD, while in Saxony, it is led by the CDU.

References

^ Karnitschnig, Matthew; Nöstlinger, Nette (2021-09-03). Written at Berlin. "Germany's real choice on election day: Jamaica, Kenya or Mickey Mouse?". Politico. Brussels.

Christian Democratic Union

President of Germany

Chancellor of Germany

Federal chairmen

Leaders in the
Bundestag

General Secretaries

Governments

Adenauer (I
II
III
IV
V)
Erhard (I
II)
Kiesinger
Kohl (I
II
III
IV
V)
Merkel (I
II
III
IV)

Affiliated organisations

Grand coalition
Jamaica coalition
Kenya coalition

Category

v t e Christian Social Union
Chairmen	Josef Müller Hans Ehard Hanns Seidel Franz Josef Strauss Theo Waigel Edmund Stoiber Erwin Huber Horst Seehofer Markus Söder
General Secretaries	Franz Josef Strauss Josef Brunner Heinz Lechmann Friedrich Zimmermann Anton Jaumann Max Streibl Gerold Tandler Edmund Stoiber Otto Wiesheu Gerold Tandler Erwin Huber Bernd Protzner Thomas Goppel Markus Söder Christine Haderthauer Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Alexander Dobrindt Andreas Scheuer Markus Blume
Governments	Adenauer (I II III IV V) Erhard (I II) Kiesinger Kohl (I II III IV V) Merkel (I II III IV)
Affiliated organisations	Hanns Seidel Foundation Young Union Association of Christian Democratic Students Bayernkurier Banz Abbey Christian Democratic Employees' Association Evangelical Working Group of the CDU/CSU Economic Council Germany Centrist Democrat International International Democrat Union European People's Party European People's Party group
Related articles	Grand coalition Jamaica coalition Kenya coalition
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