Greens in Saxony adopt new guidelines for their 35th anniversary

For their 35th anniversary, the Greens in Saxony have given themselves new guidelines. The aim is to improve the everyday lives of people in Saxony, said co-chair Coretta Storz when presenting the key proposal at the state assembly in Bautzen. “We want to solve problems that burden you and reduce fears about the future.”

You have to move away from buzzwords and focus on people's everyday issues, said Storz. “And that’s exactly what we did in the lead proposal: think from the kitchen table.”

The main motion entitled “It’s about you!” was passed almost unanimously in Bautzen - with one abstention and no dissenting votes. The central points include a social tariff for the Deutschlandticket, a nationwide heat protection plan, feminist politics, for example in the form of expanding protection against violence and measures against loneliness with a focus on rural areas.

At its two-day state meeting, the party also celebrated its 35th anniversary in Saxony. A number of founding members were invited to the Krone town hall as guests of honor. The co-state chairman Martin Helbig thanked them for their decades of commitment. They had already fought for alliance-green issues “when it wasn’t cool yet”.

Helbig also campaigned for the candidacy of former Environment Minister Wolfram Günther as mayor of Leipzig in the election at the beginning of next year. The members would support him 100 percent.

In her speech, Storz also expressed her concerns about the AfD's election victory in the neighboring state of Saxony-Anhalt. “A realistic power option for the AfD is extremely dangerous,” said the co-state chairwoman. She is also afraid for her parents, who lived in Saxony-Anhalt. But the Greens would not let their courage be discouraged.

Storz also had critical words towards the federal government. “They are pursuing policies that noticeably worsen people’s everyday lives,” she said. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) accused her of looking down on people in a brash and complacent manner. She expressed her attitude to his government's planned reform package by symbolically tearing up a piece of paper.

The leader of the Green Party in the state parliament, Franziska Schubert, previously spoke out clearly against the BSW. She described the party as a “post-Stalinist cucumber force.” “They are cooperating openly with the AfD in Saxony and they will help the AfD come to power in Saxony-Anhalt,” said Schubert. The CDU and SPD, which form a minority government in Saxony, would have to ask themselves whether such a destructive force could be their partner.