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The Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, has removed the Minister of the Interior of the State, Holger Stahlknecht (both CDU). Haseloff justified this in Magdeburg on Friday with a seriously disturbed relationship of trust. Stahlknecht is also the head of country for the CDU.
During the prime minister’s continuing efforts to stabilize the Kenyan coalition in the radio license dispute, Stahlknecht had “publicly raised the issue of the coalition breaking up and the possibility of a minority government consisting solely of the CDU,” he criticized. Haseloff.
The background: The CDU in Saxony-Anhalt speaks out against an 86 cent increase in the transmission rate. Like the AfD in the state. The Greens and the SPD, who rule Magdeburg together with the CDU, accuse the CDU of making a common cause with the AfD. For days there has been speculation about a breakdown of the coalition in the state.
In an interview with the “Magdeburger Volksstimme”, when asked if the Kenyan coalition in Saxony-Anhalt is broken by the tariff dispute, Stahlknecht said: “We [die CDU, Anm. d. Red.] stay in our position. The ball is now in the court of the SPD and the Greens. I assume that both are aware of their political responsibility and will not end the coalition of their own free will. “
If so, there would be “a minority CDU government and regular state elections on June 6, 2021,” Stahlknecht had promised.
“Political stability” demanded by the president of the CDU
The leader of the CDU, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, called for stability to the black-red-green coalition in Saxony-Anhalt after the removal of Stahlknecht. “I hope that in Saxony-Anhalt all the responsible forces will work together with the Prime Minister to ensure political stability,” the federal president of the German press agency said on Friday in Berlin.
Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) made appropriate proposals for this. “The decision now rests in particular with the SPD and the Greens, who must become aware of their political responsibility.”
Coalition partner SPD has welcomed the removal of Stahlknecht by the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Haseloff. “We have taken note of the Prime Minister’s decision with respect,” parliamentary group leader Katja Pähle said on Friday.
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“At a time when democracy is being fought inside and outside of parliaments, it is particularly important to take a position,” said Pähle. “Reiner Haseloff has shown his attitude today”. The removal of Stahlknecht shows that the head of government “takes seriously the task of this coalition to secure democratic majorities in a difficult situation.”
High-ranking green fears CDU right-wing drift in Saxony-Anhalt
The Greens’ federal political director general, Michael Kellner, has previously asked the federal CDU to intervene in the Magdeburg dispute over the radio license fee increase. “I am very hopeful that the CDU still has some kind of regulatory influence in the federal government so that the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt stays in the middle and does not drift to the right,” Kellner told the “Handelsblatt.” “We are seriously concerned.”
Together with Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU), the Greens in Saxony-Anhalt “led the Kenyan coalition through many storms and defended it against all attacks from the AfD wing of the CDU” for four years. Kellner sees the CDU as the strongest ruling party in Saxony-Anhalt in a struggle for power.
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“This is not about 86 cents more in transmission fees, but about trying to harm your own prime minister and open the door to a minority government that is tolerated by the AfD.”
Due to the dispute in the coalition, the committee vote for the state parliament vote on December 15 was a week ago a few days ago. postponed until December 9. Time that Prime Minister Haseloff wanted to use to save his coalition. The complicated situation has also caused resentment in the federal CDU.
The dispute in Magdeburg is, however, more complex than it appears at first glance. The CDU in the state has been speaking out against an increase in transmission rates for years. The AfD only jumped on the train later, according to the parliamentary group and the party.
“Stability of contributions” actually determined in the Kenyan coalition
In addition, the SPD and the Greens have signed an agreement on the “stability of the contribution” in the coalition agreement. However, there is no step there on how to behave when the independent commission to determine the financial needs of issuers (KEF) recommends the first increase in contributions in eleven years.
All state parliaments must agree to the recommended increase. 14 have already agreed, Thuringia will likely continue to do so.
In an interview with the “Magdeburger Volksstimme”, Stahlknecht emphasized that the Union in Saxony-Anhalt has long opposed the increase: “The CDU has clear positions. Of those who do not move away just because the AfD is common with them. “
And he hit back. In the dispute over fees, he accused the coalition partners of the SPD and the Greens of “a perversion of democracy.”
Not only about these words there will be heated discussions in Magdeburg in the coming days. Stahlknecht criticized, for no apparent reason, gender language and the rampant repression of politically incorrect jokes. He also lamented the “moralization of an intellectual minority.” Stahlknecht warned that a “prison society” was developing. The CDU leader implicitly held the coalition partners and their political milieu responsible.
The statements were immediately met with criticism in the SPD. Prominent SPD politicians such as Kevin Kühnert and Niels Annen accused Stahlknecht of “AfD style” and “blackmail”; With his words he was preparing a minority government tolerated by the AfD. The SPD in Saxony-Anhalt spoke of a “dam break”.
Now it could be: Haseloff vs. Stahlknecht
In addition to the conflict in the coalition, another front opens for Haseloff after Stahlknecht’s interview. The prime minister could face opposition from his own party. Because the CDU parliamentary group in the state parliament is also firmly on the Stahlknecht line. You are unlikely to leave your position in the rate dispute. Will there now be a vote of no confidence? So Haseloff has to go himself?
The prime minister and the coalition, in turn, strengthened several shortly after Stahlknecht’s ouster. CDU district administrators turn their back. “The country now needs stability!” They write with colleagues from the SPD and the left in an open letter. But all parts could be too irreconcilable for that. The AfD laughs on the brink. (with dpa, rec)
Correction: In an earlier version, there were eight CDU district administrators supporting Haseloff. Actually there are three, the others are at other parties.
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