On Sunday there is an election in the tiny state, and the example of a seemingly harmless topic shows what helps the SPD and harms the Greens.
What does the future of the SPD have to do with bread rolls? This weekend, one can confidently turn to Bremen and Bremerhaven. SPD Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte recently tried to save free short-term parking there. At the instigation of his green coalition partner, the “roll button” for quick errands had been abolished. Bovenschulte wants to talk about it if he wins the election on Sunday. And that’s what it looks like.