The formation of the new coalition in Germany's most populous state underlines two basic tendencies in German politics first, the interchangeability of all of the main political parties, and second, the central role being played by the Greens in enforcing right-wing policies in the face of growing opposition from workers and youth.
Some 13 million people have been called on to choose a new state-level legislature, the results of which will be seen as an appraisal of the performance of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition.
In a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD party, voters backed the conservatives, CDU, in an election Germany's most populous state. The Greens meanwhile more than doubled the number of votes hey received.
In a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD party, voters backed the conservatives, CDU, in an election Germany's most populous state. The Greens meanwhile more than doubled the number of votes they received.