“For the SPD, the fixation on Lars Klingbeil is a risk”

The SPD approved the coalition agreement with the Union. Now the party officially wants to present its government team on Monday. It is set that Klingbeil should become Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister. The SPD provides seven ministers in the future black and red government.

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will keep his office – Development Minister Svenja Schulze could also remain in office. The future of co-party leader Saskia Esken was still unclear. She is mentioned as a possible minister for work and social issues or development cooperation. Esken represents the left party wing and is controversial in the SPD.

“Märkische Oderzeitung”: “So now have 84.6 percent of the abundant half of the members of a party who does not even have a sixth of the electorate behind the welfare and woe of the country. Yes, and now? Nobody loves blackmail. And the Union has already made it clear that it wants to reciprocate after the government formation. At the announcement of great social reforms, which – has you already heard that? – Gellen in the ears.

“Munich Merkur”: “Unlike Juso boss Türmer and his generation Z, the life experienced older party members understood that 16 percent are not an order to enforce 100 percent SPD positions. And that if you don’t want Friedrich Merz, Alice Weidel will ultimately get a little less world pain. And in 2017. Even if it was better: The party has unfortunately not to be losing with this social democracy and her youngsters.

“Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger”: “MPs of the SPD, who may still believe that the CDU chairman Friedrich Merz will have to refuse to vote for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the election as Federal Chancellor out of disappointment about the coalition agreement or the cabinet list: In these fragile times, there is no space for gambling. To support Merz.

“New Osnabrücker Zeitung”: “That some party links, especially the Jusos, were against black and red and fought for a no in the membership vote was not okay. It was actually not social democratic, especially not progressive, but bourgeois. Fortunately for the country and for the SPD itself, reason was clear in the end because most of the opponents had not participated. Ex-FDP chief and ex-ambulance Christian Lindner can inquire, as it is in political insignificance.

“Frankfurter Rundschau”: “However, the fixation on Klingbeil is a risk for the SPD. Since the election day, the party has only been shaped by the ambition of the party leader. What has so far been completely disregarded was even the slightest approach to dealing with the devastating election result. (…) It is more than doubtful that the future Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingenbeil actually actually In this way, the urgently required renewal of the SPD is not neglected. “

“Stuttgarter Zeitung”: “Klingbeil would either have had to move to the waiver at an early stage. Or he would have had to stand in front of his co-chair so that no longer had been shot on her. If Saskia Esken goes out of the field without any office, the SPD will now be a party that its chairman has dismitted. Mensely, it is due to the minister. Change if he wants to be a strong vice chancellor. “

“Augsburger Allgemeine”: “Olaf Scholz as a chancellor, the SPD was more harmful than used, and Saskia Esken would also damage her more than benefits if she was actually rewarded with a ministerial post for the withdrawal from the party presidency. In her view, it may be unfair to have to take the sole responsibility for the devastating election result, after all, Klingbeil has led the party to the demoscopic miserably. At least a promise in better times, not so ideological, young enough to be able to wait for his chance, and outside, in the country, to be better conveyed. “

“Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung”: “Like hardly any other politician, Saskia is eating. Many people reject them. But that is not a pass in politics, but on the contrary, an award. The SPD leader is perceived in her work. And twice on federal party days, three out of four delegates were the right woman at the top. It would simply not be understandable if the party leader, after the historical SPD election defeat is not deserved for three days, he would have to be able to take a good conclusion. even damaged from the power struggle. “

“Rhein-Zeitung”: “For fear of conflicts, the party must not weaken its hope for fear of conflicts. For Klingbeil, this first means that a separation from the Vice Chancellery and the party chairmanship would not be advisable. If he wants to become a candidate for chancellor in 2029, he should keep the party chairmanship. To secure power perspectives for herself, she would now have to draw the consequences from her poor constituency result and the fact that her national association dropped her. “

“Handelsblatt”: “Even if Klingbeil has been politically stelled in the SPD party leaders through his long years, the great political maturity examination is still ahead of him. He has to prove himself as finance minister, hold the coalition together and renew the SPD. Even when the ministerial post is filled in the party, the soundbeil, which was previously popular in the party SPD boss has been running too long.