Petra Pau announces the end of her Bundestag career: A chapter comes to an end!

Petra Pau announces the end of her Bundestag career: A chapter comes to an end!

On Friday evening at the State Party Congress of the Berlin Left, the long -time member of the Bundestag Petra Pau announced that it will not run for another legislative period in the coming year. Pau, who had already worked in the Bundestag for 27 years and served as Vice President for 19 years, made it clear that this was not a farewell in the conventional sense. "This is not a farewell and no song now," she emphasized. She is planning to continue to fight for civil rights and democracy, which is of great urgency in view of the current political situation.

The 61-year-old made it clear that she sees democracy as much endangered. Based on a historical comparison, she pointed out that the NSDAP had only received two percent of the votes in 1928, while the AfD has already ranked by 30 percent in state elections. "I don't hear alarm bells," Pau remarked and referred to the nationwide survey results that the AfD see between 17 and 20 percent.

The challenges of the left

When discussing the future of her own party, Pau noted that mere change of personnel was not sufficient. "The left has to set off overall," she warned. Otherwise the "free fall into insignificance" threatens. In particular, the approaching climate catastrophe is a great social challenge that should not be ignored. She appealed to the party to combine both traditional left -wing aspects and environmental policy concerns.

Petra Pau, who successfully won several elections in the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district of Berlin, recalled that she was the only PDS member in the Bundestag together with Gesine Lötzsch until 2005. This was also praised at the party congress, since she had recently also withdrawn her candidacy for the European elections.

Another personnel policy change concerned Martina Michels, which was adopted by the delegates with bread and salt after nine years in the European Parliament. She emphasized that honesty and cohesion in the party were lost, but wanted to continue to be politically committed. "Bye, that's it ... but far from," Michels concluded her emotional review.

In the last elections, there was a dramatic decline for the left. The party achieved 12.2 percent in the repeated election of members of the deputy, but in the European elections in June 2024, this value fell to only 7.3 percent. This development arouses concerns that the party could have difficulty exceeding the five percent hurdle in the next election.

Maximilian Schirmer, the state chairman, said an urgent said that it was crucial to regain the trust of voters. Even though voters sometimes support party -political ruthlessness, the fundamental principle of beliefs is not negotiable. The spring prize also goes up with the number of new members of the party, which could be a positive signal.

Despite the internal conflicts and the spin -off of the BSW, the Berlin left is actively in its political discussion. An application that the party is supposed to push into the offensive included the critical examination of the causes of the current crisis. Delegates recognized the need to clarify the internal disputes. However, the accusation of the Holoca Deaf Demolition at the party congress caused unrest, which ultimately led to a significant part of the delegates left the meeting. The state manager admitted that he had never experienced this situation.

The connecting topics in the discussion are not only political influence, but also values ​​such as solidarity and dealing with refugees. "We never play different groups against each other," emphasized the state chairman Franziska Brychcy, and thus underlines the differentiation from the spin -off of the BSW and the vision of an inclusive party.

Petra Pau not only discussed her future in the Bundestag, but also outlined the challenges for the left. The coming months promise an exciting and challenging time for the party, which is at the fork in their political orientation. For more detailed insights and analyzes for the current developments in the Berlin left, a look on www.nd-aktuell.de .