SPD and CDU approve coalition agreement to form government in Brandenburg

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the German state of Brandenburg have approved a coalition agreement. This means the two parties will form a new state government together.

In other states, polls show the SPD and CDU are close ahead of an election in Rhineland-Palatinate. In Baden-Württemberg, SPD lead candidate Stoch announced he will step down following a poor election result where the party received 5.5 percent of the vote.