Black-yellow coalition

In Germany, a black-yellow coalition (German: schwarz-gelben Koalition) (short black-yellow; also called conservative-liberal, Christian-liberal, center-right or bourgeois coalition) is a coalition between the Union (CDU/ CSU, party colour black) and the FDP (party color yellow).[1]

The term "black-yellow coalition" was unknown before 1972, as the FDP only adopted the color combination yellow/blue during the 1972 state election campaign in Baden-Württemberg.[2][3]

Coalitions at the federal level

There were black-yellow coalitions at the federal level:

From 1949 to 1956, the FDP also participated in federal governments with the CDU/CSU under Konrad Adenauer. However, the German Party and, from 1953 to 1956, the BHE were also part of the government , so these were not purely Christian Democratic (CDU) and Free Democratic (FDP) governments.

Coalitions at the state level

From 27 June 2017 to 28 June 2022, a black-yellow coalition governed North Rhine-Westphalia under Minister-Presidents Armin Laschet and Hendrik Wüst (both CDU). This was the first black-yellow coalition at the state level since 2014. Currently, there is no black-yellow coalition at the state level, although a majority would be mathematically possible in Schleswig-Holstein (where the black-green coalition governs).[4]

Baden-Württemberg

Bavaria

Berlin

Hesse

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Lower Saxony

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Rhineland-Palatinate

Saarland

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein

Thüringia

Debate

During the television debate between Angela Merkel and Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the 2009 German federal election, Maybrit Illner asked Merkel about her coalition plans – with Illner referring to the black-yellow coalition as the "Tiger Duck Coalition" (German: Tigerentenkoalition) – in reference to the black-and-yellow-striped Janosch character the Tiger Duck. While many media outlets rejected this neologism, it is often used by critics of the coalition because of its mocking undertone.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Debus, Marc (2010). "Regierungsbildung, mterverteilung und Politikinhalte nach der Bundestagswahl 2009: Wer hat sich in der schwarz-gelben Koalition am besten durchgesetzt?". Zeitschrift für Politik. Neue Folge. 57 (4): 389–412. doi:10.5771/0044-3360-2010-4-389. ISSN 0044-3360. JSTOR 24229190.
  2. ^ "Politische Farbenlehre (20 politik&kommunikation – Oktober 2006)" (in German). Archived from the original on 9 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Von Jamaika nach Albanien? Wie die Parteien zu ihren Farben kamen: Eine kleine politische Farbenlehre" (in German). Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
  4. ^ Knelangen, Wilhelm (2022). "Die schleswig-holsteinische Landtagswahl vom 8. Mai 2022: Aus "Jamaika" wird eine schwarz-grüne Koalition unter Wahlgewinner Daniel Günther". Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen (in German). 53 (3): 545–564. doi:10.5771/0340-1758-2022-3-545. JSTOR 27306776.
  5. ^ Hasewend, Ingo; Hasewend, Sonja (28 September 2009). "Der Triumph für Schwarz-Gelb". Kleine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Grüne: Schluss mit der Tigerenten-Koalition". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on 25 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Generation Tigerente – Schwarz-Gelb ist für Leistungsträger unattraktiv". Berliner Morgenpost (in German).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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