BZ editor Stefan Peter comments on the negative attitude of large parts of the Berlin SPD towards black and red Photo: picture alliance/dpa
By Stephen Peter
Everyone suspects that the SPD membership vote could be close. Very few people expect black and red to be rejected – but nobody wants to bet on it.
The SPD leadership relies on the fact that the black-red opponents on Twitter only represent the rowdy Jusos. Because the average age of the members (52.4 years) is comparatively high.
What many who voted “No” may not have considered: if Black-Red fails, there will by no means automatically be a new edition of Red-Green-Red. Rather black and green!
The CDU does not give up its claim to the Red City Hall just because the comrades cannot stand with Kai Wegner.