SPD candidacy for chancellor
SPD Vice: I’m angry too
Is there a courageous SPD election campaign for Olaf Scholz, who was defeated in the polls, as the new candidate for chancellor? The Juso Federal Congress raises doubts.
After massive Juso complaints about the performance of the SPD leadership, party vice-president Serpil Midyatli also personally criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “I also experience anger in this room,” said Midyatli at the federal congress of the party’s young talent in Halle. And with a view to the process of the SPD candidacy for chancellor: “We should have done that better.”
The deputy party leader said she was also angry, but not just about the last few days in the party. The SPD also allowed “Nazi-speak” to dominate the migration debate in the country again and the government mainly talked about the deportation package. “That, dear Olaf, is not why we won the 2021 election,” she said, triggering cheers from around 500 delegates.
Lecturing the SPD leadership
After the deadlock over the candidacy for chancellor up to Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’ declaration of renunciation, numerous delegates at the Juso Congress have already vented their frustration for two days. Lars Klingbeil and Saska Esken, who were present in Halle as the two chairmen, were violently attacked. The SPD had stumbled over the selection of candidates for the upcoming federal election was a comparatively mild comment. Esken, who like many Jusos belongs to the left wing of the party, admitted mistakes. The party leadership wants to nominate Scholz again on Monday.
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Source: Stern
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