"The brake block has been voted out": Green youth clearly against alliances with the CDU

Monday March 15, 2021

"The brake block is deselected"
Green youth clearly against alliances with CDU

The Green Youth sees the results of the state elections in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate as a clear sign against the CDU, which has blocked climate protection. You should also implement that and not enter into a coalition with her. In the fall, she was no longer in the federal government anyway.

After the state elections in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, the Green Youth called for government alliances with the CDU to be rejected. The elections meant "that the CDU brake block was voted out," said the spokeswoman for the Green Youth, Anna Peters, the editorial network Germany (RND). "That is a huge relief. The CDU, as the ruling party in Baden-Württemberg, has massively blocked climate protection."

The results are also "a good signal for the federal government," said Peters. What is now needed is a social awakening for climate protection and more justice. "That doesn't work with the CDU. We are counting on the CDU no longer participating in the federal government after the election in September."

"Clear politics for people instead of profit"

Peters went on to say: "A strong signal was sent against the CDU that should be implemented. We have to make clear policies for people instead of for profit. The Corona crisis has made it clear to us how important it is, the social division society. The Greens and the SPD could achieve important things together. "

The CDU had achieved their worst result so far in the elections on Sunday in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. In Baden-Württemberg, according to the preliminary official final result, the Greens increased slightly compared to 2016 to a record result of 32.6 percent.

Union in turmoil, SPD on the rise

The historically poor results in the state elections have caused an uproar in the Union. CDU politician Norbert Röttgen was concerned about the state of his party and spoke of a "wake-up call". CSU General Secretary Markus Blume warned against "business as usual" and warned for improvements in the corona policy.

Röttgen called for a swift reaction to the crash in Sunday's elections. "The results of the CDU in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate are a wake-up call for the entire CDU," said Röttgen of the "Rheinische Post". "Time is of the essence, but there is still time to take concrete measures," emphasized the CDU executive committee member.

The SPD, on the other hand, sees itself on the upswing with a view to the Bundestag election in September and supported by the victory of the Social Democratic Prime Minister Malu Dreyer. The deputy SPD chairman, Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil, believes that a government without the Union is possible after the federal election. "There are reliable and reasonable majorities beyond the conservatives. And that is good, because after the crisis we do not need conservative adherence to the existing, we need vigorous renewal," said Heil on "Bild live". This was shown by the two state elections. Therefore, the upcoming federal election is "completely open". Previously, SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz had already declared a government to be possible without the Union.