One word annoys Leon Matella: “Ideally”. The explorers of the SPD, Greens and FDP have dictated this term into their paper. Ideally, it says there, the coal phase-out should take place in 2030. “That bothers me a lot,” says the 23-year-old Ottobrunn councilor of the Greens. “We have to get more out of that. The coal phase-out is non-negotiable and has to come.” By “we” the student teacher means his party leadership, which has changed from explorers to prospective traffic light coalitionists. But the negotiations between the three partners stall – and they are mainly observed by the boys with eagle eyes – by those who primarily voted for the FDP and the Greens.
Timon Dzienus, 25, federal spokesman for the Green Youth, recently received the mirrors With a view to the 1.5 degree target for climate protection, I said that something had to be noticeably improved for the people in the country. And he threatened that otherwise the 20,000 or so members of his organization would not agree to the contract in a member survey.
“You’re not the boss in the room.”
Kerry Hoppe (FDP).
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Kevin Terzi from Oberhachingen does not want to speak of “red lines”. He prefers to stick with the federal chairman Robert Habeck, says the 23-year-old councilor of the Greens from Oberhaching: “You have to leave the church in the village. We are a party with 14 percent plus X, so you are not the boss in the room . ” It is clear, however, that the issue of climate protection must be treated “strictly”. But it is just as important to close the gap between rich and poor. “But I have the feeling that the three partners are interested in a new, progressive policy,” says the student. “Nobody is interested in clinging to certain cornerstones and letting a coalition fail.”
This attitude seems to be consensus among the young party members in the district. You are observing the negotiations in the capital, from which very little gets outside, with pronounced pragmatism. “I think the minimum wage increase is correct. Sooner or later it would have come through the minimum wage commission anyway. Now it’s our turn a few years earlier,” says Sam Batat, 23-year-old chairman of the Upper Bavarian Young Liberals (Julis) from Taufkirchen. “We have the chance to form a future coalition and tackle issues that have not been dealt with from Merkel’s 16 years of age.” But Batat also formulates clear liberal positions: work must pay off again – and tax increases or the introduction of a wealth tax are clear red lines. Lowering the voting age to 16 years, the introduction of a share pension and shaping the future of education, on the other hand, are points that enjoy high priority for Batat. The young politician is satisfied with the results of his party in the explorations. You can see a clear, liberal handwriting in the exploratory paper.
Kevin Meyer (SPD).
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For Kerry Hoppe, 20, from Schäftlarn, the focus is on sustainability. The young liberals relate sustainability to both climate protection and future financial policy. In the interests of a future-oriented budget, one must stick to the debt brake, she says. On the subject of cannabis legalization, however, she would have liked a clearer positioning. Unlike many of her party colleagues, a speed limit would not be a red line for Hoppe. “It doesn’t make sense to define individual red lines. In the end, the overall package has to be right.” For the coalition agreement, she hopes for clarity on how to deal with China and what plans they have in terms of European policy. Hoppe is confident that the negotiations will be successful: “I believe that all three parties are responsible and willing to compromise.”
Her party friend Luis Sanktjohanser, 22, from Neuried is also not a fan of making individual issues a condition. The exploratory paper is a good basis for the ongoing negotiations. This shows that different contents of the three parties can be meaningfully related. It is important to him that the new government creates a spirit of optimism. The style of government must change from the reactive style of the grand coalition to a proactive policy. “The government not only has to recognize problems, but also to solve them,” said Sanktjohanser.
Leon Matella (Greens).
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The romantic mood must now clear
For Christine Himmelberg, 32, the initially “somewhat romantic mood” should now slowly clear in the negotiations between the three parties. The local chairman of the Taufkirchen comrades also speaks of the formation of a “future coalition” after 16 years of CDU reign – in which the SPD, incidentally, was involved for twelve years. The fact that the FDP is stepping on the brakes in such a way when it comes to tax increases and the burden of wealthier people is the toad that has to be swallowed. “It will be interesting to see how the coalition finances everything that it is now negotiating,” said Himmelberg. Younger people in society in particular want civil society to be strengthened, which has recently suffered greatly. The young socialist believes that associations that are active against the right should be strengthened. “Ultimately, we all want to live together peacefully.”
Everyone praises the fact that so little gets outside from the negotiation rooms. “That is correct and speaks for an atmosphere of trust,” says the district chairman of the Jusos, Kevin Meyer from Neuried. It is clear to him that all parties would have to compromise; For his party, however, he formulates clear lines: “For us as Jusos, the apprenticeship apportionment is very central. But also European integration, clear edge against China and Poland and for LGBTQ rights.”
His Aschheim Juso colleague Kevin Cobbe, 26, would have liked more “relief for low-wage earners”; also in terms of climate protection more “than the SPD is now”. “You can also criticize your own party from time to time,” he says. So far, according to the Aschheim SPD chairman, the exploratory paper bears the signature of the FDP. “We have to renegotiate. But I also understand that the FDP has to fight hardest to convince the grassroots,” said Cobbe. The Green Matella sees it differently. It would not be easy for the Greens to take their youth with them either. That is why he formulates red lines and a wish: “Delays in phasing out coal, tax breaks for the rich, no CO₂ price. And the municipal level must be strengthened, it needs more planning sovereignty.” Now the traffic light has to turn green.