SPD attacks traffic light - "Ideological aberrations"

Parties - SPD attacks traffic light - "Ideological aberrations"

At the start of the election year, Brandenburg's SPD deputy leader Katrin Lange fiercely attacked the traffic light coalition in the federal government. The Finance Minister accused the alliance of SPD, Greens and FDP of being a cause of discontent, particularly in the east of Germany. In her criticism, the SPD politician took particular aim at the Greens, who are a coalition partner in Brandenburg alongside the CDU. New state parliaments will be elected in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg in September. The AfD has recently been ahead in the polls in each case.

"I would advise everyone to take the mood very seriously. There are reasons for it," the Finance Minister told the Märkische Oderzeitung newspaper (Wednesday/Print, Monday online). However, Brandenburg is "all in all in a good position". The SPD is "probably not entirely uninvolved" in this. "Of course, the federal trend is not helping us at the moment. But we are not the traffic light coalition in Berlin either. In comparison, sometimes a scattered bunch of chickens is still a well-positioned fighting formation."

According to Lange, resentment has grown. "Nobody in Europe, from Sweden to Italy, has understood Germany's migration policy for a long time. Then there's the German energy transition, which is not a role model for anyone worldwide either," she said. "When it comes to a sensible migration policy, it's basically the Greens who are constantly putting the brakes on. We also have them to thank for the ideological aberrations in climate and energy policy, which are causing acceptance to plummet. That's why resentment is growing, and not just in the East."

Minister President and SPD state leader Woidke was already sparing in his criticism of the traffic light coalition at the state party conference in November - in the presence of SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Woidke said that he sometimes wondered whether everyone was aware of the great responsibility they bear in terms of state policy. "I have my doubts about some of them," said Woidke, adding: "But not the SPD."

However, not everything is running smoothly in Woidke's red-black-green coalition either. The alliance is entering the election year with contentious issues such as the climate plan, hunting law, mobility law and the constitutionality check.

CDU parliamentary group leader Jan Redmann, who would like to replace Woidke as head of government, would prefer to continue governing without the Greens: "A look at Berlin or Saxony-Anhalt makes it clear that alliances led by the CDU and without the Greens move the state forward," he said. Lange had this to say about the Greens: "Incidentally, I have never made a secret of my criticism of the Greens in terms of content."

MOZ interview with Brandenburg's Finance Minister Lange

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1. In the upcoming election in September, the AfD is currently leading in the polls in Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg, echoing the trend observed in eastern Germany.
2. Katrin Lange, the SPD deputy leader in Brandenburg, has been critical of the traffic light coalition in Berlin, which consists of the SPD, Greens, and FDP, accusing them of causing dissatisfaction, particularly in the east.
3. During a MOZ interview, Lange expressed concern over Germany's migration policy and energy transition policies, highlighting that European countries and the world have not been supportive of these policies for a long time.
4. The Greens have been a coalition partner with the CDU in Brandenburg, but Lange's criticism mainly focused on the Green's impact on migration and climate policies, which she believes has led to growing resentment.
5. The CDU's parliamentary group leader, Jan Redmann, has expressed a preference for governing without the Greens, citing examples from Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt where CDU-led governments were successful.
6. The red-black-green coalition in Brandenburg, led by SPD state leader Woidke, is also facing challenges leading into the election year, with contentious issues such as the climate plan, hunting law, mobility law, and constitutionality check threatening to divide the coalition.
7. Brandenburg, despite being "all in all in a good position," according to Finance Minister Lange, is not immune to the criticism and resentment towards the federal government's policies, particularly in the context of the election year.

Source: www.stern.de