Elif Eralp receives personal protection at the party conference

According to information from “Bild”, the Berlin election winner Elif Eralp will receive personal protection for the state party conference on Saturday. According to the newspaper, security circles confirmed this on Friday. The party conference will decide whether the Left will begin coalition negotiations with the SPD and the Greens.

“Bild” connects the protection with Eralp’s fear for herself and her family. The concern became public through internal comments on an interview that Eralp's team sent to “Spiegel”. In the comments, Eralp wrote: "I cannot put myself and my family in danger for the 'Spiegel'."

According to the “B.Z.”, the 69-year-old has now withdrew registration for its meeting on Saturday. The demonstration takes place regularly on Saturdays, usually with 200 to 300 participants. Ibrahim only cited “worry and concerns” as the reason.

During the election campaign, the Left called for cuts in police personnel

In its election manifesto, the Berlin Left called for the “expensive upgrade” of the police to be stopped, staff to be cut and, if possible, tasks to be replaced by social work and prevention. Eralp said at the end of August: “We have to talk about how we can reduce the police’s tasks.” In the explorations with the SPD and the Greens, the party moved away from this.

Police unionist Stephan Weh told “Bild”: “Mrs. Eralp now realizes how important the police are, especially when it comes to her own safety.” The police are “not the enemy of the left”, but part of the democratic constitutional state. Your job is to protect people when they feel at risk. “Even if you get involved with the wrong people.”