“No threat to democracy”: Schleswig-Holstein’s Prime Minister Daniel Günther from the CDU is open to cooperation with the Left and the Green coalition.
Schleswig-Holstein’s Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) is calling for his party to be more open to cooperation with the Left Party. At the federal level, Günther also recommended a coalition between the CDU and the Greens after the next federal election in the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” on Friday, should the election results allow this. Günther made the comments in the run-up to the CDU federal party conference, which begins on Monday in Berlin.
“We have decidedly different views on many issues, and the distance between the CDU and the Left Party is extremely large, without a doubt, and I would not seek a coalition with the Left,” said Günther. But there is “no equidistance to the Left Party and the AfD” for his party. For example, Thuringia’s Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (Left) is “not a threat to democracy, but rather a clever person who I respect.”
Daniel Günther: Greens have “wasted credit”
“Democracy in Thuringia has neither been abolished in the past ten years, nor has it been endangered,” Günther continued. “It’s different now with the AfD.” The CDU politician warned that this was classified as definitely right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Thuringia and two other federal states.
Regarding the Greens, Günther said that they had “wasted credit among the public and especially among the middle-class clientele over the last year and a half.” But they are “a coalition partner with whom the Union can govern very well” at both the state and federal levels. There are similarities, for example, in defense policy. Here, however, the SPD is a party that has difficulty adapting to realities.
CDU General Secretary Linnemann continues to reject cooperation with the left
CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann, however, reiterated his rejection of possible government formation with the Left Party. The CDU’s decision means that “we will not enter into a coalition with the successor party to the SED,” said Linnemann on Friday in Berlin. When asked, he said that he did not expect any debates about this at the party conference.
Linnemann made it clear that the CDU wants to send a signal of confidence with its party conference. The country is “completely unsettled”. The traffic light coalition bears the main responsibility for the mood. The CDU wants to give people orientation and support again and give them optimism. A prerequisite is also a new basic program, which is to be decided at the party conference. The current program dates back to 2007.
Source: Stern
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