Klaus Holetschek, the CSU parliamentary group leader in the Bavarian State Parliament, has urged the SPD leadership to intervene and prevent the planned coalition government in Berlin, which is reportedly led by The Left Party. According to reports from the “Tagesspiegel”, he and many other moderate Social Democrats find the Berlin plans deeply objectionable, arguing that such an alliance between The Left, the Greens, and the SPD would be damaging for Germany as a whole.
Holetschek stressed that a government led by The Left in Berlin has implications for the entire country, making it necessary to discuss this “dangerous coalition.” He cited concerns regarding rising German hate, proposed expropriations, massive expansion of voting rights, and weakening the police force, stating that this program severely harms Germany’s capital and the nation itself.
The CSU is expressing deep apprehension, particularly in light of the situation in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right AfD is gaining strength. In a strong declaration, Holetschek announced that Bavarian security authorities might withhold sensitive information from Berlin in the future. He clarified that this stance is based on prevailing attitudes rather than party affiliation, warning that anyone who celebrates with clan leaders or fails to commit to security and order risks being deemed a security risk and could be cut off from important intelligence.
Furthermore, Holetschek voiced full support for Bavaria’s Minister-President, Markus Söder (CSU), regarding the proposal for an extremism clause within the system of regional financial equalization. He described this as an “excellent approach,” applicable to both Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. If the Berlin Senate were to jeopardize the fundamental liberal-democratic order, Holetschek stated that funding should be cut, even through unconventional means. He noted that the €5 billion allocated to Berlin under the capital agreement should be seriously questioned.
He also categorically rejected The Left Party’s plan to grant voting rights at the state level to any person who has lived in the country for five years. He dismissed this idea as a “foolish notion” that is clearly unconstitutional. Holetschek argued that granting voting rights and citizenship is integrally linked to the integration process and must culminate in a long-term progression. He added that one should not simply “give away the German passport.” He suggested that The Left might be pursuing these voting rights fantasies to gain new voter bases, adding a more dire warning: “The Red-Green-Red bloc wants a different social order. Here in Bavaria, everyone shakes their heads.”
