Greens, Left and AfD - 100 days of new Senate: A record of the Berlin opposition

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Grüne, Linke und AfD – 100 Tage neuer Senat: So schlägt sich die Berliner Opposition Der neue Berliner Senat hat bereits nach den ersten 100 Tagen eine Zwischenbilanz gezogen, die überwiegend positiv ausgefallen ist. Die Opposition hingegen bewertet die Leistung der Regierung eher kritisch. Doch wie steht es um die Grünen, Linke und AfD? Die Grüne Jugend in der Landesgeschäftsstelle in Friedrichshain zeigt sich nicht gerade begeistert vom Start der Schwarz-Rot-Koalition. Für sie beschreibt dieser 100-Tage-Zeitraum des Senats nur zu gut, dass er auch in die Sommerpause gefallen ist. Darüber lacht Kasimir Heldmann, Sprecher der Grünen Jugend. Im Gegensatz zu …
Greens, left and AfD - 100 days of new Senate: This is how the Berlin opposition is beaten by the new Berlin Senate, after the first 100 days of drawing an interim balance that was mostly positive. The opposition, on the other hand, rather critically evaluates the government's performance. But what about the Greens, Left and AfD? The green youth in the state office in Friedrichshain is not exactly enthusiastic about the start of the black-red coalition. For them, this 100-day period of the Senate describes only too well that it also fell into the summer break. Kasimir Heldmann, spokesman for the Green Youth, laughs about it. As opposed to … (Symbolbild/MB)

GREEN, LINKE and AfD - 100 days of new Senate: This is how the Berlin opposition

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The new Berlin Senate has already drawn an interim balance after the first 100 days, which was mostly positive. The opposition, on the other hand, rather critically evaluates the government's performance. But what about the Greens, Left and AfD?

The Green Youth in the state office in Friedrichshain is not exactly enthusiastic about the start of the black-red coalition. For them, this 100-day period of the Senate describes only too well that it also fell into the summer break. Kasimir Heldmann, spokesman for the Green Youth, laughs about it. In contrast to some party colleagues, the green party growth is relieved not to have ended up in a coalition with the CDU. The youth association had clearly spoken out against working with the CDU. Now you are back in the opposition after six years of government participation. This gives the party the opportunity to "develop new ideas", says Leonie Wingerath, spokeswoman for the Green Youth. The green youth recently started a campaign that is directed against the security policy of the new government. They believe that increased police presence and surveillance, especially people who experience discrimination, unsettled. Instead, the green youth relies on prevention and social work.

The long-time Green politician Michael Cramer also criticizes the new Berlin government. In particular, the temporary stop of the cycle path expansion by traffic senator Manja Schreiner (CDU) is criticized. But Cramer also looks at his own party self -critically and regrets that Friedrichstrasse, an important road in Berlin, was made a pedestrian zone shortly before the elections. This brought the Greens the allegation of ideology and resistance. The green faction leader and opposition leader Bettina Jarasch is also annoyed that the new Senate has reversed many red-green-red projects, especially in transport policy. She describes this as a step backwards and believes that work already done should not be questioned. She still sees many open questions, such as life in Berlin, for example, despite climate change and increasing population.

DIE LINKE is targeted by the SPD. Catalin Gennburg, a representative of the left, was already in the opposition when her party was still involved in the government. Among other things, it is in constant conflict with the SPD because of the rent and housing policy, and accuses the latter that he has thrown the left out of the government. With regard to living, the left now wants to put pressure on the Social Democrats. Franziska Brychcy, co-party leader of the left, criticizes that black and red neglects measures such as municipal housing and instead rely on condominiums. Die Linke wants to reverse the negative trend in elections through local authorization work with citizens' initiatives and the mobilization of its own basis and to bring the SPD to revive red-green-red.

The AfD is still represented in the opposition, but a lot has changed for Carsten Ubbelohde. He is now not only a dentist, but also a member of MPs in the Berlin parliament, since the AfD was able to improve its result in the choice of repetition. The AfD sees the CDU as a new political opponent, while it was previously opposed to the red-green-red government. On the one hand, it is easier for the AfD to criticize the CDU and exert pressure, on the other hand it is also a dilemma, since the AfD actually strives for a government participation with the CDU. The AfD wants to focus more on internal security, which is also an issue for the CDU. However, the AfD rejects the cooperation with the CDU, in particular due to the debate about fights in outdoor pools, in which the CDU has set up exclusion and hardness. The AfD wants to attack the government in the upcoming elections in Berlin in terms of climate protection and internal security.

It remains to be seen to what extent the opposition in Berlin will be successful in the long run. The upcoming elections will show whether the Greens, Left and AfD can change the political landscape of the capital.