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In the dispute over the radio license fee for public broadcasters, the CDU insists in the Magdeburg state parliament to avoid a planned increase by withdrawing the corresponding state treaty. Instead, the amount of the contribution should be quickly renegotiated under the impression of the crown crisis, said the leader of the CDU parliamentary group, Siegfried Borgwardt.
The deputies had previously voted on a corresponding proposal in a morning meeting. According to information from SPIEGEL, two deputies voted against it. His group is keeping its word, Borgwardt said. With it there will be no increase.
SPD demands response from Laschet
With Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff’s proposal, which was made public the day before, the CDU will now be in talks with coalition partners SPD and Greens at noon, who are in favor of increasing the contribution.
So far, it is not only becoming clear that Saxony-Anhalt is blocking the increase in the radio license fee by 86 cents to 18.36 euros per month. Since the SPD and the Greens want to support the state treaty, but the CDU and AfD are against it, there is also a premature end to the black-red-green state government. The CDU could form a majority against the will of its coalition partners and with the AfD. The Greens have threatened to break the coalition if the CDU voted together with the AfD.
The CDU’s leadership in the federal government has so far been withheld on the matter. “The top management of the CDU must now step in and take care of their left-hander. Otherwise, there is a risk of a reactionary majority in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, “said Carsten Schneider, parliamentary director of the SPD parliamentary group, SPIEGEL.
According to Schneider, he doubts that the head of the CDU, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, after the election of Thomas Kemmerich as prime minister in Thuringia, with the votes of the AfD, can achieve more than small words. »Nothing has been heard from Armin Laschet, his deputy and would-be successor, on this crucial issue. The CDU is silent and therefore accepts responsibility. “
The Greens in the federal government are also trying to increase the pressure. “The Greens of Saxony-Anhalt are working hard to find a solution to this crisis and build bridges. That is anything but easy in the situation, “the head of the Greens, Robert Habeck, told SPIEGEL. He supported the proposal of Sebastian Striegel, head of the Greens in Saxony-Anhalt. Consequently, now the state treaty must be decided. But In view of the corona pandemic, the premium increase should not take effect until July 1, 2021.
The coalition committee meets at noon
“I really hope the CDU is also interested in a constructive solution. Hopefully now you have realized what it is all about. “It should not happen that the CDU and the AfD make common cause and annul the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty,” Habeck said.
At noon, the coalition committee meets at the State Chancellery in Magdeburg. Possible ways out of the crisis will be discussed at the meeting. On Wednesday, the media committee in the state parliament must finally discuss a recommendation for a resolution.
In mid-December, the vote in the state parliament, which Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) wants to avoid. The coalition’s next steps are being closely monitored across the country. Most state parliaments already approved the increase on January 1, 2021 or have signaled that they will. Saxony-Anhalt is considered the only wavering candidate. If a country does not ratify the treaty before the end of the year, it does not enter into force.
