Linke presents five-point plan for Berlin

The left-wing politician Eralp could become Governing Mayor in Berlin. Now she presents a five-point plan for this case: it provides for a "rental usury task force" and a free bulky waste day. From Alexander Budweg A touch of the Big Apple is in the air across Berlin. At least Elif Eralp would like to spray it.

The leading candidate of the left for the elections to the House of Representatives has a good chance of moving into the Red City Hall as the next Governing Mayor and thus making it equal to the socialist Zohran Mamdani, who conquered the City Hall in New York last year. Similar to Mamdani, Eralp also focuses on the topics of social justice and affordable living space. In a five-point plan, she now explains what she wants to do first if the Berliners give her the confidence next Sunday. The paper, which is exclusively available to the ARD capital studio in advance, will be presented by Eralp on Monday in Berlin together with the Federal Chairwoman of the Left Party, Ines Schwerdtner.

Eralp promises to make the city affordable and clean again and to spread confidence. Unsurprisingly, the topic of renting is right at the beginning. After all, it is by far the top topic for Berliners in this election. Eralp wants to introduce a rent cap for the apartments of the state-owned housing company.

"Not all of this will be done tomorrow" Of course, the Left would like to extend it to all apartments in the capital. However, they have already failed once. After all, it was the law of a former senator for urban development from the left that the Federal Constitutional Court had recovered in 2021. According to the Karlsruhe judges at the time, only the federal government was authorized to issue a rent brake for all apartments.

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