Second Söder cabinet

The previous cabinet was a majority government of the CSU led by Minister-President Markus Söder, who took office in March 2018.

The election took place on 14 October 2018; it resulted in the CSU losing its absolute majority and recording its worst result since 1950. The Greens improved from fourth to second place with 18% of the vote while the SPD lost more than half its vote share and dropped from second to fifth. The Free Voters remained the third-largest party with 12% of the vote, an improvement of two and a half percentage points. The AfD debuted at 10%; the FDP re-entered the Landtag with 5%.

The CSU met with each party except the AfD, initially expressing interest in both The Greens and Free Voters. On 18 October, they announced they would seek a coalition with the Free Voters. Söder stated that The Greens differed too much from the CSU on refugee and domestic security policy, while the FW held agreeable positions on important issues.[1]

Coalition negotiations between the CSU and FW were finalised on 2 November, and both parties approved the agreement on 4 November.[2]

Söder was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 8 November, winning 110 votes out of 202 cast. The new cabinet took office on 12 November.[3]

• "Cabinet". State Government of Bavaria (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2022.