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Kiel Greens Criticized After Esmarchstraße Plan Passes With AfD Support

The state party chair called reliance on AfD votes a serious error.

Overview

  • A Green-led amendment to redesign Esmarchstraße at Blücherplatz passed the Kiel building committee 7–6 after the AfD voted in favor.
  • SPD and CDU members voted against the measure, while Greens, SSW, and Die Linke/Die Partei supported it.
  • Schleswig-Holstein Greens leader Anke Erdmann labeled the outcome a serious mistake and said such a situation must not recur.
  • Kiel Green chair Finn Pridat admitted a procedural failure, saying the process should have been halted once AfD support proved decisive.
  • CDU councillor Jan Wohlfarth criticized the lack of pre-vote coordination, as proposer Janine Blöhdorn said she did not expect AfD backing and SPD vice Enrico Tokar accused the Greens of crossing a red line.