Put an end to the “traffic light spook”.
Wagenknecht calls for new elections
April 22, 2024, 11:14 a.m
Is the traffic light government over? The mood has been bad for a long time and the latest FDP paper has once again angered the SPD. The opposition sees the alliance at an end, Wagenknecht is calling for a radical cut: “The traffic light divorce papers have long been signed.”
In view of an impending coalition dispute in the traffic lights over a push by the FDP for stricter rules on citizens’ benefits, against new social benefits and an abolition of pensions at 63, former left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht has called for new elections on September 1st. “The traffic light divorce papers have long been signed. But the country doesn’t have time for a year of separation until the end of 2025,” said Wagenknecht.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz should ask parliament to vote of confidence. “The Bundestag should clear the way for new elections on September 1st.” Wagenknecht accused Vice Chancellor and Economics Minister Robert Habeck of the Greens and Finance Minister and FDP leader Christian Lindner of having long been in election campaign mode.
On September 1st, new state parliaments will be elected in Thuringia and Saxony. On this day, all citizens should be given the chance to “vote out the traffic light spook,” demanded Wagenknecht, who founded her own party in January, the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW).
Dispute through FDP paper
The FDP leadership wants to launch its proposals this Monday. The Federal Liberal Party Conference in Berlin is scheduled to decide on this next weekend. The paper had already sparked a dispute in the traffic light coalition. The SPD strictly rejects the proposals. The Greens have not yet wanted to comment.
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The Union sees the coalition in the end with the distribution of the FDP paper in a similar way to Wagenknecht. CSU boss Markus Söder spoke to “Bild am Sonntag” about a “divorce certificate for the traffic light”. CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann called on the FDP to “be honest.” Either you get out of the traffic lights – or implement important measures, said Linnemann.