SPD politician Cansel Kiziltepe contradicts critics of a coalition with the Left Party and calls for clarification of problematic statements in exploratory talks.
SPD politician Cansel Kiziltepe rejects criticism of a possible coalition with the Left Party and contradicts the classification as an anti-Semitic party, but calls for a reappraisal.
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Prominent Social Democrats have warned against a coalition with the Left.
DIE ZEIT: Ms. Kiziltepe, prominent social democrats such as the former Berlin mayors Walter Momper and Michael Müller have warned against a coalition with the left. Former party leader Sigmar Gabriel even said he would not work with an "anti-Semitic party." You contradict them. Why?
Cansel Kiziltepe: The Left Party is not an anti-Semitic party. I would warn against such generalizations. There are undoubtedly very problematic statements made by individual party members and officials. I expect the party leadership to clarify this and distance itself from it. We will now have to talk about this in exploratory discussions.
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