Opposition leader Bettina Jarasch (56, Greens) Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
From Hildburg Bruns
Opposition leader Bettina Jarasch (56) wants more power options for her Greens. Is the eco-party, which tends to be left in the capital, now also open to the CDU?
In the search for a coalition after the repeat election in February, there was still no majority for black-green among the decision-makers. Most Greens continue to rely on red-green-red. But they had made this calculation without the equally strong SPD (18.4 percent). The Socialists scorned a continuation with their previous partners and switched to the Union.
But the orientation in the next election campaign is already an issue. “We will definitely not move to the right in 2026. But we cannot rely on the SPD alone,” said Jarasch at a party conference at the weekend.
BZ follows up. Jarasch: “I want the Greens to be able to shape things again and that means we need power options. In the plural!” So not just a left-wing wish coalition as usual. Could the CDU be such a power option for Berlin’s Greens? The opposition leader does not give specific party names.
Nevertheless, Jarasch indicates a turning away from the strict Green-Red course: “We cannot fixate on ONE other party, which, conversely, does not feel so obliged to us.” By this she means the cancellation of the SPD leaders Franziska Giffey (46) and Raed Saleh (45) to the Greens at the end of February. This also cleared the way for governor Kai Wegner (CDU, 50).
First assessment of the CDU/SPD coalition: “It is a Senate that above all agrees that it is NOT Green,” says former State Secretary Marcus Kamrad (52, Greens).