Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Red–red coalition

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The result was keep‎. and I hope those editors arguing for Keeping this article can spend some time improving the condition of the article that they wanted to save. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:41, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Red–red coalition

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No indication there is any notability of the term. No sources. UtherSRG (talk) 15:47, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politics and Germany. UtherSRG (talk) 15:47, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, one of the many colour combinations for a German governing coalition. In theory, the colour/flag descriptive names could all be merged there, but standalone articles can list all the previous examples for such a combination. de:Rot-rote Koalition has some sources that show the term is in use, for example [1]. —Kusma (talk) 16:24, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In use does not confer notability. Is there significant coverage of the term? Or is all of the significant coverage about specific coalitions? - UtherSRG (talk) 16:43, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know whether there is significantly more about the term than a dicdef (merging to German governing coalition could be a reasonable option) but the question whether there should be such red-red coalitions was widely discussed at the time ("can a democratic party enter a coalition with the successor party of the East German communists?"), and so there are multiple RS on JSTor that can be used to write a more in-depth article about this type of coalition, for example [2], [3], [4]. And these are just a few sources in English from the search linked from the template above. —Kusma (talk) 16:56, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The German page is very well-sourced, and other languages aren't well sourced but talk about how this is a valid German political term. Not !voting since I haven't reviewed the sources there yet, but articles aren't not notable because they're not sourced, and there's every indication this one could be having reviewed the Spiegel article above. SportingFlyer T·C 17:03, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:29, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep primarily a political phenomenon in Germany (although Austria is discussed in the German language article, one could also possibly mention Finland), frequent mentions in German language media (eg Rot-rot in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Wowereit setzt auf Rot-Rot, Ringstorff auf große Koalition, Saarland diskutiert über mögliche Rot-Rot-Koalition, SPD- und Linksfraktion stützen Rot-Rot in Potsdam). Furthermore, simple searches reveal in depth pieces from one of the Reds themseves (The PDS in the Berlin Red-Red Coalition: Experience and Strategic Implications) and academic literature: eg, this piece in the German Politics and Society journal includes a discussion on "Factors Determining the Likelihood of Red-Red Coalition Formation" and "Factors Determining the Successful Maintenance of Red-Red Coalitions" (pp.4-6). Passes the GNG. Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 14:03, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.