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Kiel Greens Apologize After AfD-Backed Committee Vote on Street Plan

The faction says it misjudged the vote dynamics and will put safeguards in place to avoid unintended alignments in future meetings.

Das Rathaus in Kiel (Archivbild).
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Grünen-Fraktionschefin in Kiel Anke Oetken
Ein Teilnehmer hält bei der Demonstration eines Bündnisses "Wir sind die Brandmauer" für Demokratie und gegen Rechtsextremismus ein Plakat mit der Aufschrift "FCK AFD".

Overview

  • Green caucus leader Anke Oetken accepted responsibility, issued a public apology to SPD and CDU, and said the situation "will never happen again."
  • The Bauausschuss passed the Green motion 7–6 with votes from four Greens, SSW, Die Linke/Die Partei, and the AfD, while SPD and CDU voted against.
  • The motion seeks to revisit a 2024 council decision linked to Eschmachstraße renovations that would remove old trees in the small Blumenpflückerpark.
  • Greens said they did not anticipate AfD support and pledged procedural steps, including pausing or adjourning votes, to prevent similar majorities.
  • CDU and SPD condemned the move as breaching the informal Brandmauer to the AfD, and the episode looms over the Greens' campaign ahead of the November 16 mayoral election in Kiel.