The Berlin-based young socialists, with 6000 members the largest political youth organization in Berlin, to the popular initiative “Deutsche Wohnen & Co expropriate”. Required in a request of the Pankow Jusos, the stands on Saturday at the country conference of delegates of the SPD youth organization for a vote. The application should be decided in full, the Jusos in Berlin over the objectives of the planned people’s desire even more.
Because of the requirement to socialize all of Berlin’s real estate company, with a minimum of 3000 dwellings against compensation, is short-sighted, as it says in the paper the Pankow Jusos. It should be the aim, “to expropriate any legal or natural Person with a minimum of 20 apartments and their apartments to socialize”. Unless the owners are co-operatives or had bought the homes for retirement.
According to the young socialists of the article 15 of the basic law, the basis of the people’s desire was, “one of the most important achievements of the social Democrats in the Herrenchiemsee Convention and in the parliamentary Council”. So, in those bodies that have drafted the basic law of the Federal Republic of Germany after 1945. The article 15 needs to but can also be set, is specified in the application. Therefore, the conclusion of the authors of the application, conclude that the Constitution should be legally required compensation significantly below the market value of the apartments.
What we want is a socialist city,“ the Pankow Jusos. With the socialization of more than 200 000 homes could be beaten “capitalism on a crucial area of a trick”. It is required that the SPD-landesverband positioned to the expropriation of the people desire positive.
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order “It would be fatal, if would represent the party as the main left force in the socialization.” If the request is from Berlin’s young socialists, will be decided at the weekend, and chances are good, to deal a SPD land party Congress with the paper. So far, the Initiative is supported by tenants ‘ organisations and the Left in Berlin. The Green will connect expected.
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Controversial referendum, Deutsche Wohnen Can be expropriated?
Ulrich Zawatka-Gerlach
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