SPD leader Andrea Maria Nahles announced that she would discuss a roadmap to measure the progress of the coalition with the SPD’s secretary general, Yasmin Fahimi on Monday. She accused the "federal politic" of a major role in SPD’s defeat in Hesse parliament polls, saying she would propose drawing up a "clear and binding" roadmap for the government.
"We could then gauge the implementation of this roadmap at the agreed mid-term review when we would be able to clearly see if this government is the right place for us," Nahles told reporters.
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The SPD leader said she did not want to "leave our fate to our coalition partners" and wait until the government finds a "sensible" working mode.
At the same time, Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) came first in Hessen, despite experiencing a similar decline — according to polls, the party garnered only 28%, dropping from 38.3% in 2013.
