Political parties in Belgium overall share of the vote. This was especially true for the CD&V/N-VA alliance, whereby CD&V became the largest party by votes in the Flemish regional elections, so therefore it could initiate coalition talks and the party could appoint the leader of the Flemish regional government. The VLD/Vivant alliance did not perform well in the polls. The proposed SP.a/Spirit/Groen! alliance did not happen, instead the SP.a/Spirit alliance went to the polls, although the tripartite cartel became reality in some constituencies on the local level in the October 2006 municipal elections. Political parties in Belgium Belgium is a federal state with a
SPD party member vote on the 2018 coalition agreement of Germany which the SPD gained only 20.5%, the worst result ever, then SPD chief Martin Schulz had ruled out a participation of his party in a new federal government with the CDU party of Angela Merkel. Even after the failed coalition talks between CDU, FDP, and Alliance 90/The Greens, the party board stuck to the no decision. But in December 2017 opinions changed, the board voted in favor of exploratory talks. After they were successfully completed, the SPD party entered coalition talks with CDU and CSU parties in January 2018. Martin Schulz had to step back after the coalition talks. All