Politics · Germany · 5 hrs ago
Union threatens federal consequences over planned Berlin left coalition
Berlin’s Social Democrats, Greens and Left Party agreed to begin coalition talks on forming a state government.
The move prompted a sharp response from Germany’s conservative CDU and CSU, which oppose the Left Party’s role in government.
The youth wing of the conservatives passed a motion calling for a future Berlin government to be excluded from federal security information.
It also called for public condemnation of the coalition and a federal law to block plans to take about 160,000 rental homes from commercial landlords into public ownership.
CSU leader Markus Söder backed the demands and accused the Left Party of deep-rooted antisemitism.
The dispute could put strain on the national coalition between the conservatives and the Social Democrats, as the conservatives are pressing their federal partner to oppose the Berlin plans.
The Berlin parties are set to start formal coalition negotiations, but the sources do not say what the outcome will be.
Markus Söder backed a demand by the Junge Union to keep a future Berlin coalition of Die Linke, the Greens and the SPD from receiving information from federal security agencies.
The parties agreed to begin coalition talks after their exploratory discussions in Berlin.
The Junge Union passed its proposal unanimously at its Deutschlandtag in Bonn.
The proposal also calls for public condemnation of the coalition, a body to document possible legal violations and a federal law to ban planned expropriations.
Söder called the proposal necessary and described a left-wing coalition in Berlin as a new “Sündenfall”.
- Who
- CSU leader Markus Söder backed the Junge Union’s demands. The proposed coalition involves Die Linke, the Greens and the SPD in Berlin.
- What
- The Junge Union called for consequences if the parties form a coalition, including withholding federal security information from the Berlin state government.
- When
- The parties agreed to start coalition talks on Saturday. The Junge Union passed its proposal at its Deutschlandtag, which ended on Sunday.
- Where
- Berlin, with the Junge Union Deutschlandtag held in Bonn.
- Why
- The Union says the planned coalition is unacceptable and opposes its planned expropriations. Söder accused Die Linke of deep-rooted antisemitism.
The Union and Junge Union
The planned Berlin coalition
Security information
The Union and Junge Union
The Union and Junge Union call for the Berlin state government to be excluded from information from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the Federal Criminal Police Office.
The planned Berlin coalition
Not stated
Planned expropriations
The Union and Junge Union
The Union and Junge Union call for a federal law to implement a ban on the planned expropriations.
The planned Berlin coalition
The coalition parties are reported to be planning the expropriation of about 160,000 homes owned by commercial landlords.
Political response
The Union and Junge Union
The Junge Union calls for public condemnation of the coalition and a body to document possible legal violations by a future state government.
The planned Berlin coalition
Not stated
Die Linke, the Greens and the SPD agreed in Berlin to begin coalition talks after exploratory discussions.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned against a left-wing coalition in Berlin before the parties agreed to begin coalition talks.
The Junge Union’s Deutschlandtag ended after three days.
- Coalition parties
- Die Linke, the Greens and the SPD
- Coalition talks
- Agreed after exploratory discussions in Berlin
- Junge Union proposal
- Passed unanimously
- Security agencies
- Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Federal Criminal Police Office
- Planned expropriations
- About 160,000 homes owned by commercial landlords
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