Antisemitism: KK Warns Against Coalitions With the Left or AfD

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The AfD has become the strongest force in Saxony-Anhalt, while the Left won the Berlin House of Representatives election. It is now no longer just about the election results: In Berlin, the Left plans to begin coalition talks with the Greens and the SPD on Monday. In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund intends to put himself forward for election as minister-president in December, even though the AfD does not have its own majority there.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the former CDU leader and chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, is using these two political situations to issue a clear warning: An AfD government taking office in Saxony-Anhalt or a Left party government in Berlin would massively change many people’s lives.

Two Election Results, Two Concrete Next Steps

Berlin: Coalition Talks on Monday

The first step toward state government for the Left is therefore not yet complete. It won the Berlin House of Representatives election and plans to begin negotiations with the Greens and the SPD on Monday. The report does not name a finished coalition or an agreement on a later assumption of government.

For political context, this is the decisive difference: The election victory triggered the talks. But it does not prove that an alliance is already programmed. Nevertheless, Kramp-Karrenbauer is directing her warning against a future Left government.

Saxony-Anhalt: Candidacy in December

Following the state election in September, the AfD is the strongest force in Saxony-Anhalt. Its lead candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, intends to put himself forward for election as minister-president in December. According to the available information, the AfD’s lack of its own majority does not rule out such a candidacy.

Here, too, the report clearly separates the current situation from a possible later government formation. It speaks of a planned step, not of an already concluded coalition.

Kramp-Karrenbauer Describes the Consequences for Specific Groups

The former CDU leader does not limit her warning to a general accusation against the parties. She focuses on people whose safety and professional loyalty would be directly affected.

The former CDU leader says that many people’s lives would change massively if these parties took over the government.

For Jewish people

Kramp-Karrenbauer explicitly asks whether Jewish people can still live safely in Germany and whether the country truly is their home. She thus identifies a specific group whose daily life and sense of belonging she believes would be changed by a corresponding government.

For police and domestic intelligence

According to her assessment, police officers would face uncertainty over whether they could still rely on their employer’s backing when carrying out operations against radical forces. She also reports that domestic intelligence officials fear for their safety.

In her warning, the security needs of these employees are linked to state authority: Those who exercise state power or support intelligence services must be able to trust that the government responsible for them understands its role and will not undermine it.

For civil servants

Kramp-Karrenbauer particularly clearly articulates the danger of a conflict of loyalty. Civil servants who have sworn to uphold the Basic Law could potentially become caught up in a profound loyalty conflict if their political leadership questioned the legal foundations of their work.

This turns the coalition question into a concrete institutional question: Can the future state government expect police officers, domestic intelligence and civil servants to carry out their duties reliably and without conflicting instructions? That is the concern Kramp-Karrenbauer links to the safety of these groups.

Why She Sees Dangers in Both the AfD and the Left

The AfD and the right political fringe

In the case of the AfD, Kramp-Karrenbauer points to the right political fringe, which she says requires particular attention against the background of German history. Her warning is not directed at voters in general, but at the consequences an AfD government taking office in Saxony-Anhalt would have for security, loyalty and the reliable exercise of state responsibility.

The report does not cite any specific policies or measures in this regard. Its focus is on the characterization of the political fringe and the responsibility that an AfD government would assume.

The Left in Berlin

Regarding the Left party in Berlin, Kramp-Karrenbauer identifies two concrete dangers: antisemitism and the party’s socialist vision of society. She considers both dangerous and incompatible with Germany’s political and economic order.

Her warning thus explicitly concerns both parties. The trigger is not only that the Left and the AfD have become strong or the strongest force in two state parliaments. Kramp-Karrenbauer’s assessment of their political direction also plays a role: For the AfD, she places the right fringe at the center; for the Left, she highlights antisemitism and socialist visions of society.

The Strongest Caveat: Alliances Are Possible, Their Consequences Remain Uncertain

The strongest objection to the dramatic framing lies in the facts themselves: In Berlin, the Left is only beginning negotiations, while the AfD does not have its own majority in Saxony-Anhalt. This means that no concrete government alliance with these consequences has been announced.

The counterposition, therefore, is not that such a government is imminent. It points out that a coalition changes governmental responsibility. It is precisely this responsibility that makes the warning a central political issue for Kramp-Karrenbauer rather than a statement about measures that have already been decided.

For you, the debate becomes concrete on two dates: On Monday, the Left will begin coalition talks with the SPD and Greens in Berlin. In December, Ulrich Siegmund intends to put himself forward for election as minister-president in Saxony-Anhalt. What follows will not be determined by the election results alone, but by the alliances and the political responsibility assumed by the future governments.