Berlin Wants to Get the Right to Vote – Is that Unconstitutional?
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A sentence on page 22 of the Berlin Exploratory Paper incites indignation in the Union. A constitutional lawyer doubts whether the Federal Constitutional Court would confirm its old judgments today.
Union parliamentary vize Günter Krings considers the plans of the Berlin Left, SPD and Greens to introduce a right to vote for foreigners in Berlin to be unconstitutional. In Germany, the people choose politicians, not the other way around, says Krings.
Those who have been living here for five years should be allowed to vote – according to the plan of the future city government in Berlin. The Union refers to the Basic Law.
From SPD and Greens he had expected "more loyalty to the Basic Law", says deputy CDU/CSU group chairman Günter Krings. He criticizes their joint plans with the Left Party for a foreigner's right to vote.
Berlin may be heading for a radical political shift. The SPD, the Greens, and Die Linke want to grant voting rights to foreigners after five years of residence, abolish payment cards for asylum seekers, and make the city more accessible to migrants without residence permits. Plans to expropriate large housing companies are also on the table. According to the parties involved, the bill for the new course could amount to at least 400 million euros…
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