Grand coalition ( German : Große Koalition , pronounced [ˈɡʁoːsə koaliˈt͡si̯oːn] , shortened to: German : Groko , pronounced [ˈɡʁoːkoː] ) is a term in German politics describing a governing coalition of the parties Christian Democratic Union (CDU) along with its sister party the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), since they have historically been the major parties in most state and federal elections since 1949. The meaning of the term may change due to the growth of some formerly minor parties in recent years.
16-474: Linnemann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carsten Linnemann (born 1977), German politician Eduard Linnemann (1841–1886), German chemist Eta Linnemann (1926–2009), German theologian Felix Linnemann (1882–1948), German executive James T. Linnemann , American physicist See also [ edit ] Linneman [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
32-653: A safeguard for democracy against the radical political parties, the Communist Party and the Nazi Party . In March 1930, the Great Coalition broke apart, with the resignation of the Social Democrats over the contentious issue of increasing employees' national insurance contributions at a time when wages were falling. In the post-war politics of Germany , four grand coalitions ( Große Koalitionen ) have been formed at
48-614: A third grand coalition was formed by the CDU/CSU and the SPD. Again it would have been numerically possible to form a center-left government with the SPD, Greens, and The Left (the successor party to the PDS), but a grand coalition was formed instead. The term GroKo (shortening for Große Koalition ) was named 2013 word of the year in Germany. After the 2017 election , the CDU/CSU initially entered talks with
64-653: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Carsten Linnemann Carsten Christoffer Linnemann (born 10 August 1977) is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2009 election , representing Paderborn . Since 2022, he has been one of five deputy chairs of the CDU, under the leadership of chairman Friedrich Merz . From 2013 until 2021, Linnemann served as
80-615: Is his parliamentary group's rapporteur on welfare payments ( Arbeitslosengeld II ). In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of the Christian Democrats ( CDU together with the Bavarian CSU ) and the Social Democrats (SPD) following the 2013 federal elections , Linnemann was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on labor policy, led by Ursula von der Leyen and Andrea Nahles . In similar talks following
96-506: The 2005 German federal election , neither of the traditional coalitions could form a majority government. A larger centre-left coalition was possible, comprising the SPD, Greens, and the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS); but the SPD desired to exclude the PDS, the successor party to East Germany's ruling Socialist Unity Party , from government (i.e. a cordon sanitaire ). Consequently, the leaders of
112-545: The 2017 federal elections , he was again part of the working group on social affairs, this time led Nahles, Karl-Josef Laumann and Barbara Stamm . However, he later abstained in the party leadership's vote on endorsing the renewed grand coalition under Chancellor Angela Merkel . From 2018 to 2021, Linnemann served as deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group under the leadership of successive chairmen Volker Kauder and Ralph Brinkhaus . In this capacity, he oversaw
128-499: The 2021 national elections , Linnemann endorsed Armin Laschet as the Christian Democrats' joint candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel . Grand coalition (Germany) If the coalition also includes the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), it is called "Germany coalition" ( German : Deutschland-Koalition ( de ) ), with the party colors matching the flag of Germany: black for CDU/CSU, red for SPD and yellow for FDP. In
144-590: The Weimar Republic of 1919 to 1933, the term " Great Coalition " was used for a coalition that included the Social Democratic Party , the Catholic Centre Party and the liberal parties Democratic Party and People's Party . Such a coalition was in power in 1923 and from 1928 until 1930, although the latter was a conglomerate of parties with somewhat conflicting interests that banded together as
160-447: The surname Linnemann . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linnemann&oldid=1050574121 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
176-450: The FDP and Greens (a Jamaica coalition ); however, negotiations failed, and the CDU/CSU and SPD ultimately agreed to a fourth grand coalition. Historically grand coalitions have been quite frequent at state level. Currently, only two of the sixteen states have never been governed by a grand coalition: Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia . As of July 2024, two states are currently governed by
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#1733086340294192-399: The SPD and the CDU/CSU agreed to form a grand coalition, with CDU leader Angela Merkel as chancellor and an equal number of cabinet seats for each party. The chancellor was elected on 22 November, and the 1st Merkel Cabinet took office. The grand coalition lasted until the 2009 federal election , when a coalition was agreed between the CDU/CSU and the FDP. Following the 2013 election ,
208-481: The chairman of MIT, the pro-business wing in the CDU/CSU . Between 2006 and 2007, Linnemann, a devoted Catholic , was an assistant to Norbert Walter , chief economist of Deutsche Bank . He subsequently worked as economist with IKB Deutsche Industriebank from 2007 to 2009, where he focused on small and medium enterprises. Since 2009, Linnemann has been serving on the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs, where he
224-567: The federal level through the Bundestag . On 1 December 1966, the government was formed by the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Christian Democratic Union of Germany , the two major political parties in the Federal Republic of Germany . It was the result of arguments about tax increases between the CDU/CSU–FDP coalition of the time. The FDP ministers stood down and a new government
240-654: The group's initiatives on economic policy, small and medium businesses, tourism and energy. Since 2022, Linnemann has been leading a working group – alongside Serap Güler and Mario Voigt – in charge of drafting the CDU’s new party platform . On 17 July 2015, Linnemann voted against the government's proposal to negotiate a third bailout for Greece . In June 2017, he voted against Germany's introduction of same-sex marriage . In 2019, Linnemann drew sharp criticism for saying that children who speak little German shouldn’t immediately be allowed to enter elementary school. Ahead of
256-597: Was formed with the SPD under Kurt Georg Kiesinger of the CDU. The grand coalition was in control of 90% of the Bundestag (468 of 518 seats), leaving some politically active students disillusioned; this disillusionment led to the formation of the Außerparlamentarische Opposition which formed a core of the German student movement . The Kiesinger grand coalition lasted until 1969. After the inconclusive result of
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