Europe-the Convention of the left party is set to provide a once and for momentum in the final sprint before the European elections. Because the party is still in a crisis of meaning.
Two and a half months ago, had made the party of the left in your Europe Congress in Bonn, some. To show after a lot of internal strife, above all, more determination and more enthusiasm for Europe:
“Our election campaign will be an authentic. Our election campaign will be an honest one.”
Özlem Demirel said at the time, it forms, together with Martin Schirdewan the leading Duo for the European elections. But really, the two do not penetrate, the left party’s in polls – for example, in the ARD-deutschlandtrend in the European elections – in the case of the Seven-percent mark. Since it is difficult to ignore the questions that wanted to ignore the party leader Katja Kipping in the party prefer.
“Look, we are anxious to surveys? We can ask ourselves press as: What if? I mean: no. I say very clearly, we are to become stronger, because Europe needs a strong Left.”
Gregor Gysi (left), Chairman of the European Left, and Katja Kipping, Chairwoman of the left party.
However, as the Left wants to create, to be a strong Left? For example, by gathered today, to again their top staff, but also human rights activists – to a “European Convention” here in Berlin-Kreuzberg. With Gregor Gysi, the President of the European Left. For some time he advertises for a different tone in the election campaign.
“Because we criticize the domination, we will be sending mostly negative messages. I believe, however, that people need prospects, hopes and prospects.”
the “immediate action programme” to be more specific
your prospects want to believe the left party, two weeks before the European elections of concrete. Therefore, they presented a so-called “immediate programme” with six points, want to tackle the new members according to your choice. Party chief Bernd Riexinger had recently addressed the topic number 1:
“The basic need for Housing becomes a luxury and an object of speculation – this has to stop.”
in Concrete terms, the left party promises to provide more affordable housing through an Initiative in the European Parliament. The aim should be to ban speculation in real estate. Further announcements on the Left on the issue of climate and energy: you will require the 20 dirtiest coal-fired power plants offline immediately. On the subject of escape of people on the want to use the Left-hand members of the European Parliament for a civil Seetnotrettungsprogramm the EU.
With a new swing in the European elections
A social and solidarity-based Europe promises to be the left party, as party boss, Kipping had already in February formulated:
“The current state of the EU, plays the Right, and the market liberals in the hands and we must not let that happen.”
of The European Convention, today, the election campaign of the left party to give additional momentum.
Left wants to set the course for EU-election, 22.02.2019 Atlas |Germany |Berlin
