SPD: Jusos in several federal states against the coalition agreement

In the party youth of the SPD, resistance to the coalition agreement between the Union and the SPD in the federal government is formed. The Jusos from Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein rejected the projects and called for a no to the membership decision of their party. Jusos from other federal states also expressed criticism of the plans of the possible black and red government. The survey of the over 358,000 SPD members for the coalition agreement begins on Tuesday and is scheduled to take two weeks.

Criticism of migration plans

The chairwoman of the largest Juso state association in North Rhine-Westphalia, Nina Gaedike, told the “Handelsblatt”, the plans of the Union and SPD went in a direction “which we cannot approve”. The Juso boss from Lower Saxony, Ronja Laemmerhirt, spoke of “dealbreaks” in the coalition agreement. For the Berlin Jusos, it is already clear that they will reject the union and SPD agreement.

The Jusos from Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein already made decisions. The coalition agreement is “not suitable for tackling the central political issues and the enormous injustice in our society,” argued the Bavarian SPD youth. The Jusos from Schleswig-Holstein spoke of “unsolidaric migration, social and sociopolitical projects”.

In several federal states, Jusos criticized, among other things, the planned departure from citizens’ money, a softening of the rights of employees in the field of working hours and the plans for migration. In addition, a wealth tax and inheritance tax reform were missing. “Too much goes against the ideas of social democracy!” They argued. No compromises should be made in human rights and basic ideals of social democracy.

Miersch: Decision is “not a sure -fire success”

SPD general secretary Matthias Miersch told the newspapers of the Bavarian media group with a view to resistance to the Jusos: “The membership vote is of course a free decision. But: If you think about a no, you should also consider the consequences honestly.”

According to Miersch, every alternative to this agreement would mean significant resignation in migration policy and no progress in social policy and social cohesion. “And if you think a majority will come about, you play with the fire,” he said. This decision is “not a sure -fire success”. She needs participation, conviction and ultimately “our common responsibility”.