“Completely excluded” – Green politician Kretschmann against coalition with the left in Berlin

The former Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann (Greens), warns the Berlin Greens against a coalition with the Left Party. You cannot work with a party that is openly anti-Semitic, Kretschmann told “Spiegel”. "That's completely out of the question. Unless she credibly corrects it."

Kretschmann described the anti-Semitism in parts of the left as “illuminating”. “It shows that this moral posturing and these illusionary promises of justice from the German left are based on very shaky foundations.”

The Basic Law states that one can expropriate, but only with compensation. He doesn't know how that can be affordable in times of debt. “According to expectations, rents would all have to be reduced dramatically,” said the Green politician. But then you have even less money. “The idea is embarrassed by reality.”

After the Berlin House of Representatives election, the Left, the Greens and the SPD are now officially exploring a joint government alliance. They had previously agreed on rules for dealing with anti-Semitic incidents within the parliamentary groups, which the Greens and SPD had made a prerequisite for the explorations.

People voted for extreme parties based on their gut instinct

Kretschmann also said he considers democracy in Germany to be “enormously at risk.” More and more people are voting for extreme politicians and parties based on their gut instinct, Kretschmann told the magazine. “If you think about it a little bit, you might come around and ask yourself: When have extremists ever done good and solved problems in history?” We know that this is not the case.

Given the success of the AfD in the recent state elections, Kretschmann said: “But have we discussed with them, have we challenged them collectively?” You don't have that. “We are in a crisis of reasoning,” he said.