Expropriation debate : Berlin SPD wants to postpone a decision

The Left says ' Yes ' to the socialization and supports the Initiative "Deutsche Wohnen expropriate". The Greens are, but the majority sympathizes with the Initiative. In mid-may, the party to adopt a common Position. Whether the SPD's commitment to a country party on the Saturday color, is still uncertain. At the party base, the inclination grows to accompany the expropriation of the initiative is "positive", such as from the national Association reported.

to avoid a voting defeat, the ruling mayor and SPD-land-in-chief Michael Miller, rejecting the expropriation claim, according to alternative strategies. So he wants to try to postpone a decision in the autumn. Until then, should take place, so it proposes the application Commission of the SPD Board of management, "an intra-party discussion process, with broad participation of our members". Parts of the party hope in the foreseeable future, a temporary, land is legally regulated Rents ("rental cap") is possible.

So you could gain the air, to the rent market in Berlin was again relaxed, in an application for the party Congress, the party internally, there is already a consensus. It is emphasized in the application that the housing and rent policy of the social Democrats of Berlin from a three-tone was: "Build, buy, lids".

Whether this is sufficient to move the expropriation of discussion in the SPD-landesverband on the autumn, but is open. Especially the Jusos support the people's desire to fight the "capitalist housing market".

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Green: socialization order as the "ultima ratio"

At the 6. April starts the Initiative "Deutsche Wohnen expropriate" the signature campaign as the first stage for a referendum. In Parallel, the Alliance calls 200 initiatives to large-scale demonstration from 12 noon on the Alexanderplatz. Also, the Greens have at this day the country party. But you are not to discuss Rents and expropriation. Instead, the party wants to discuss, among other things, about self - determined life, anti-discrimination and "Berlin sun-the energy of the future", the title of a Leitantrags,.

The Green time with a common Position. "We support the objectives of the Initiative, as many of the apartments in the hands of local government or in cooperative models," said party leader Werner Graf. Only "wild" does not want to socialize you. The socialization is a "ultima ratio".

Graf is part of the wing as the Deputy and hire political spokeswoman Katrin schmidberger to the left of the party. "We need a sharp sword against return-oriented company," said Schmidberger. You want the 6. April go after two hours at the party to rent a demo.

socialization sounds different than expropriation. Because that's what the Green warns economy Senator Ramona Pop. "There should be to think of policy and housing sector, that for many people the basic sense no longer prevails, that your apartment is safe. However, I warn against taking the word expropriation lightly in the mouth,“ she said to the daily mirror. All instruments should be used to protect tenants. The three-pronged "Build, buy," to be regulate is essential. At the Federal level, the tenancy law should be changed in favour of the tenant. In may, the Greens want to adopt a Position.

The Left waiting patiently on the positions of the SPD and the Greens. "We still have time," said the Chairwoman Katina Schubert. Their Position is clear: The Left party Congress had voted in December to support the Initiative for the Demo at 6. April is mobilized. What is the Pop of the "triad" is for Schubert the "six sound": Soil protection, new construction of affordable housing, rent cover, smart densification, strategic buying policy, socialization.

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the Initiative at the 6. April collects many signatures, is for speaker Rouzbeh Taheri clear. But as quickly as they wanted to be not finished. Two months should be collected: The target number is 50 000 signatures. 20 000 signatures must be collected within a period of six months, in order to make a request for a referendum.