Criticism of Red-Green-Red in Berlin: "I still have significant doubts"

The red-green-red exploratory talks in Berlin were bumpy but successful. Today, the Greens and SPD want to decide on coalition negotiations with the left. But criticism and doubts are loud, for example in the case of SPD parliamentary leader Miersch. After the successful exploratory talks, the SPD and the Greens want to decide in Berlin today on the start of coalition negotiations with the left. The Greens have called a small party congress in the evening. The SPD advises digitally about it. The left wants to decide on October 31. Miersch has "significant doubts" But in the black-and-red coalition, criticism of a possible government alliance led by the Left Party in the capital is growing. “I still have considerable doubts,” said the head of the SPD parliamentary group, Matthias Miersch, in the ARD program “Caren Miosga”. In his view, sections of the Berlin left in particular have not sufficiently clarified questions about dealing with anti-Semitism and clan crime. The SPD bears a great responsibility and must carefully consider with whom it works. Statement by SPD MP Miersch at the same time confirmed that 20 SPD members of the Bundestag were critical. For example, a statement circulating in which members of the SPD group oppose a coalition with the left in Berlin. "Our compass of values is never negotiable," is the title of the paper. This was reported, for example, by the Spiegel, the Bild and Table.Briefings, which according to their own information the paper was available. The recurring anti-Semitism conflicts in the Berlin state association of the left, the contacts in the Remmo environment, i.e. to a criminal clan, as well as to actors from extremist milieus and the handling of these events justified "a considerable doubt" about the political reliability of the state association, the media quoted from the statement. We respect the decision-making authority of the Berlin SPD. As members of the SPD parliamentary group, we also see our responsibility for the credibility of common social democratic principles. Therefore, under the current conditions, we strongly oppose the opening of coalition negotiations with the Berlin left, the statement said. Heil doubts the ability to govern Former Minister of Labour Hubertus Heil, who is considered a possible candidate for the SPD chief post, also expressed skepticism. Given "the way the Left Party behaves here in Berlin, doubts about the ability to govern are appropriate," said the SPD politician in the report from Berlin. The Left Party in Berlin is clearly different from that in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where a coalition of SPD, Greens and Left is also to be formed. The Green Chairman Franziska Brantner referred in the report from Berlin to the statement of the three parties, in which anti-Semitism and clan connections are excluded. She stressed that she expected the announcements to be consistently implemented. “Otherwise it will not be a stable government,” she said. Group leader Katharina Dröge made a similar statement. It is imperative that Die Linke also put anti-Semitism decisions into practice, she said on Deutschlandfunk. A joint declaration on anti-Semitism is to be included in a possible joint coalition agreement. Criticism of a red-green-red alliance is not only due to the handling of anti-Semitism. The plans for the socialization of large housing groups also causes displeasure. In the exploratory paper presented on Saturday by the Left, the Greens and the SPD is the talk of socializing real estate groups with more than 10,000 apartments. Up to 16 billion euros are to be made available as compensation. Miersch said that in order to implement the plans, “mad compensation sums” would have to flow, which should be better put into housing construction. Socialization is the wrong way. Jusos for coalition talks A clear yes for a coalition with the Greens and the Left in Berlin comes from Juso chief Philipp Turmer. The chairman of the SPD youth organization said in the ARD morning magazine, he sees an opportunity in a red-green-red alliance. Especially the crisis in the housing market could be mitigated. “The Berliners have made it clear that they want a change of policy”, especially with the high rents, said Turmer. “They trust this alliance to finally do something about it.” A law against socialization considers Turmer to be unrealistic. “I think it is unconstitutional to ban the countries something that the constitution guarantees them.” Sharp criticism of the CDU and CSU From the Union comes particularly sharp criticism of the plans for socialization. CSU leader Markus Söder spoke at the "Germany Day" of the Young Union of absurd expropriation fantasies of socialists. Union group leader Thorsten Frei described socialization as the stupidest thing one could do. Money that Berlin does not have will be spent on apartments that already exist. In addition, investors would be scared, so Frei at Caren Miosga. Plans for banning socialisation The Federal Government had already decided in July that it wants to prevent such a transfer into common property, which the Basic Law allows in principle. Above all, the Union fears that the red-green-red plans will damage Germany as a business location. So far, however, there is no bill, but only a decision of the coalition committee.