Berlin’s Juso chairwoman Sinem Taşan-Funke contradicted the SPD state chairman Franziska Giffey, who described the result of the SPD member vote as a “clear majority for the SPD state executive committee’s proposal”. That was not a clear result, Taşan-Funke told the German Press Agency on Sunday evening. “From my point of view, it’s very close. And even more so than many previously assumed. I think it’s a great success for the Jusos campaign.” This has reached large parts of the members.
But it is clear that the result is acceptable. “We Jusos will continue to support the SPD’s government actions in a critical and solidarity manner, as we always do,” she announced. “Point out if we are missing things or if something is not implemented quickly. We are thinking, for example, of voting age 16 or the training allocation.”
Of course, the discussion must continue internally about how the SPD can manage a realignment. It is important that the rifts caused by the polarization that triggered the discussion about the coalition agreement are filled in again. “And that the party leadership must make an authentic offer, both in terms of content and personnel, that we, as the SPD, remain an independent part of this coalition and remain recognizable as a left-wing people’s party.”
That will also be an issue at the SPD state party conference in May, announced the Juso chairwoman. “This is the first party congress after the election where we can also evaluate the results. We’re still waiting for the critical, unsparing analysis of the election results.”
Taşan-Funke said of the possible consequences at the head of the state executive after the close vote by the members: “I believe that a look at the federal government helps. There was the successful model of separating top SPD personnel and government responsibility. And I think that is the case a path that we should also discuss here in Berlin.” SPD state chairwoman Franziska Giffey, on the other hand, has announced that she wants to take on an office in the new black-red Senate. That is not what is expected of its co-chair Raed Saleh.
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