Sentences with phrase «cdu grand coalition»

Talks aimed at forming a grand coalition between M5S and the center - right have failed so far, however, as M5S» leader Luigi Di Maio has point - blank ruled out any coalition that includes Berlusconi.

German President Frank - Walter Steinmeier is currently pressuring his party (the SPD) to form a so - called Grand Coalition with the conservatives and avoid the need for snap elections.

German President Frank - Walter Steinmeier is currently pressuring the SPD to form a so - called Grand Coalition

Grassroots members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) decisively backed the party's decision to enter into another «grand coalition» government with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), thus bringing to an end months of uncertainty following September's general election.

His remarks appeared aimed at the FDP and the Social Democrats (SPD), who on Monday ruled out renewing their «grand coalition» with the conservatives.

Italy's politicians can either form a grand coalition between Bersani, technocrat Mario Monti's centrists and Berlusconi's center - right group or risk another technocratic government if they are to prevent further elections within twelve months, analysts have told CNBC.

The two options left open to Italy's politicians are either to form a grand coalition between Bersani, technocrat Mario Monti's centrists and Berlusconi's center - right, or the implementation of another technocrat government.

In order to increase the supply of ICT specialists, the European Commission has launched a Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, an EU - wide partnership that seeks to use European structural and investment funds to alleviate difficulties related to the recruitment of ICT specialists.

A grand coalition of the PP and second placed Socialist Party (PSOE) is Rajoy's other possibility, and Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera has also indicated some interest in this to stymie Podemos, due to the two new parties opposing views on a Catalan independence referendum.

Angela Merkel's CDU and the SPD have agreed on a blueprint for formal grand coalition negotiations.

A grand coalition would have a majority, but has been ruled out for the moment by the PSOE.

It is too early to say whether the election will result in the continuation of the grand coalition between the conservatives and the social democrats, a revival of the conservative - liberal coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), or even a three - way coalition between the conservatives, the FDP, and the Green Party.

Thousands of brand - new members of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) may very well be the ones who decide on whether Germany will be governed by a grand coalition with Angela Merkel at its helm.

Now that SPD members have approved their party's grand coalition agreement with conservatives, it's time to decide who will take what ministry.

So much for reinvention: It's grand coalition 3.0 for Germany's Social Democrats.

All other parties have ruled out the idea of a coalition with the AfD, so the arithmetic of Teutonic politics dictates that for the foreseeable future Germany may be run by a succession of grand coalition governments made up of its two main parties.

Will the issue derail talks about a grand coalition?

To remedy that, the Commission set up the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs in 2013 to support IT training projects involving government and industry.

Maybe we need some sort of grand coalition, so that politicians can all take the blame for doing the right thing together.

The Social Democrats, who are part of the ruling «grand coalition», scored 23.5 percent, while the Alternative for Germany stood at 11 percent, the Left Party at 10.5 percent and the Greens at 6 percent.

Germany's oldest party, the center - left SPD, which had been in a «grand coalition» with Merkel, was consigned to opposition.

The two previous grand coalitions at the national level offer mixed examples.

This had previously proven to be one of the party's main stumbling blocks during the grand coalition from 2005 to 2009.

First and most importantly, there is no clear pattern whereby the smaller coalition partner loses in a grand coalition.

Despite being the junior partner in a grand coalition, the SPD thus succeeded in proving its worth.

A deal with Labour would require a grand coalition with other parties and could be electoral suicide for the Lib Dems in southern England.

Some Social Democrats are even doubtful about whether the SPD can survive another grand coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU.

At the time, the SPD had managed to find the right balance between its own political autonomy and participation in the grand coalition, acquiring a reputation for pragmatism and responsibility.

Austria is currently ruled by a «grand coalition» of Social Democrats and the conservative People's Party.

an entirely obstreperous Lib Dem Party might force Labour to form a grand coalition with the Conservatives or at least agree to dissolve the government or lose all credibility themselves.

Grand coalitions tend to be the last resort in desperate times.

It can be argued that in Greece's case, the desperate state of the economy justified a grand coalition, but voters thought otherwise.

So while the UK election looks uncertain, a grand coalition is not the solution to opposition anxiety.

This week, the Labour MP Gisela Stuart has suggested the formation of a grand coalition government uniting Labour and the Conservative parties.

In 2013, the SPD decided to join a grand coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU, rejecting the prospect of leading a government jointly with the Green Party and the Left Party.

If two rival parties from opposite sides of the political spectrum decide to join forces in a grand coalition, what was the point of voting in the first place?

The problem is, a grand coalition would look more like a Gothic horror story than a Disney fairy tale.

The Social Democrats actually gained 7 % since last year's general election and did not seem to have suffered from entering into a grand coalition with the Christian Democrats.

ELDR Group leader Graham Watson MEP denounced the grand coalition in 2007 and expressed a desire to ensure that the posts of Commission President, Council President, Parliament President and High Representative were not divided based on agreement between the two largest groups to the exclusion of third parties.

The Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats, part of a grand coalition after last year's election, have more common ground than Labour and the Conservatives in the UK.

It is, in short, a grand coalition of industry allies.

After months of campaigning, leading to an election, followed by weeks of negotiation, the German Social Democrats and Merkel's CDU / CSU have finally agreed to form a grand coalition.

Another grand coalition could inflict long - term damage on the party as its supporters wonder what its purpose is.

The biggest dilemma is the SPD's, whose preference for grand coalitions has been disastrous.

Otherwise, the current grand coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, the country's biggest parties, could spend another term in government together.

Germany also has a tradition of grand coalitions between its two main parties, but New Zealand shows the system can work even when there isn't that kind of bipartisan collaboration (as, let's be honest, there wouldn't be in a hypothetical United States with MMP).

However, if the smaller parties continue winning away votes from those two - as seen in state elections this year - even the grand coalition might have to go in search of a third partner to secure a governing majority.

10 pm Update German Elections: Andrew Marshall's Live Blog: MERKEL WINS THIRD TERM: «Whether it's a CDU government or a grand coalition, Merkel's success probably gives her government more wiggle room in terms of any renegotiation with the UK... But there's a huge gap between CDU and Conservative positions on much of the EU issue.»

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