Hamburg state elections, a very specific choice recommendation the occasion of the Hamburg state elections this weekend would of burnt brick Blog - make a recommendation to vote - in the best Anglo-Saxon tradition. Although this tradition in Germany so far might be no deep roots, so there are good reasons just in this election a choice of relevant assessment to demonstrate to the things that do not last fed from the discussions on my Facebook page. This is now being read by 5,000 people, many of them politically active. About a dozen of my gentle reader, even for a candidate based in Hamburg citizenship. It is therefore within the meaning of the word, a recommendation to vote for and by readers of burnt brick blog.
Why vote?
More and more people fall in the face of staffing and programming offered by the parties in frustration and fatalism. Many make themselves from voting, which is the principal civil rights, no further use.
This is not necessarily an expression of democracy fatigue. Many people turn away instead of the - often as rigid and inflexible perceived - political parties. The lump-sum voting for a party meets the requirements of a critical, but in the majority of non-ideological and differentiated judging, not just sovereign.
The good news front, therefore, gone: It pays to participate in this election. Apart from the fact that there is always an honor to vote in Germany's oldest still existing Republic, voting in this election seems particularly important and rewarding. There are several reasons.
prevent the extremists on the river! A high voter turnout required, it is possible, both the (in Hamburg on the verge of imbecility and beyond the Constitution active) Left Party and the NPD in principle unacceptable to keep out of the citizenry. prevent extremists on the way into citizenship is certainly not be the only reason for an individual voter turnout, but surely sufficient.
make the change of power. Hamburg is facing a change of power. The voters have to send it to this time in the hand, not only the CDU, but also the Greens and thus equal to both ruling parties in the last legislative opposition. Since democracy powers (even temporary separation of powers) provides, this could result from even this most basic democratic theory considerations quite be beneficial.
Voters may decide also to be kind of, the expected transfer of power. This could provide the electorate with an absolute majority of the SPD, which poses both opportunities and risks. A coalition appears, for reasons of power control desirable. The SPD could probably stand at present govern with the CDU and GAL. The rudder of the Hamburg steamer could also be undertaken by a team of traditional coalition of SPD and FDP. The Liberals are currently not even represented in the citizenry. The jump of these civil APO in the country's democratic government might well charm. The voters have it in your hand. The
Possibilities of personalized suffrage use. There is a third reason to take part in this election. So far, the citizens in Hamburg no influence on the design of the national lists of parties. Thanks to an election law change may affect the hamburger in this election but the first time, the personnel composition of Citizenship and district meetings, without being bound to the standard proposed by a party. By cross-voting and accumulating citizens can choose specific representatives of various parties. As varied influence the citizens had never been. They are encouraged to use these instruments!
choose how?
has total Every citizen 20 votes for 4 Election Issues (5 per issue). Critical to the proportional composition of the citizenry is the yellow choice issue. The decision to be awarded on the regional list vote majority in the city council and so on "which party wins the election." The voters can make his 5 votes either i get) fixed a party list, ii) within a list select up to five preferred candidates of their favorite party or iii distribute) its five votes at will -.. For example, on one candidate or candidate of the CDU , SPD, Greens, FDP and ÖDP. With 5 votes of the constituency list red booklet influence the voters in turn, may recover what voting district candidates of one party or electoral organization in the citizenry.
This procedure shall apply to the District Assemblies (5 votes each in turn to list, and direct candidate).
(see http://www.ndr.de/regional/hamburg/buergerschaftswahl_2011/wahl-abc/neueswahlrecht101.html and the sample ballot with all candidates http://www.hamburg.de/hamburg-wahlen/2644256/ stimmzettel.html) select
Who?
The CDU is used up after ten years in power. Their overall record is not bad, but after the crashing defeat at the school referendum and the disposal of the Governing Mayor Ole von Beust was painfully obvious that the CDU exert no force, no ideas, and above all no convincing staff anymore. Ahlhaus leading candidate remains, despite law-and-order populism frighteningly pale.
That is not even on Ahlhaus' conservative values relied on, he proved in the painful alienation from a fraternity, where he was listed as an associate member. Ahlhaus left this compound in the first counter and went ahead with the partially-discriminatory and slanderous submissions are just some green to frat boys. For public defense against the defamation standard is found only social democratic content, student Johannes Kahrs / MP (SPD) provides (sub http://www.lassalle-kreis.de/ Green can read by the way, what other students have SPD content they already supported by the corporate ranks in its own quite apart.).
Ahlhaus since called the "dress conservative," what may be deemed to be correct. The Heidelberg is still a driven and - horribile dictu - a somewhat weak character opportunist. Hamburg, needs a man standing. Who chooses the CDU, it will not do because, despite Ahlhaus.
Ahlhaus But is not the only weak point of the Christian Democrats. The election campaign of the CDU is lame and irritating dull. We mocked the former Green coalition partners GAL categorically as "contrast-party." Whether it is a "contrast-party" is how the Union claims to Hamburg in the Wahl-O-Mat (http://www1.wahl-o-mat.de/hamburg2011/) fathom. Who here voted consistently against all (mosques, port development, beer in the subway, etc.), the best match for the Left Party. follow at a distance, but over all other parties, the CDU and the Greens with exactly the same refusal ratio (the objector's refusal FDP)! The limited nature of the term "contrast-party" is therefore back on his Christian Democratic authors.
is clearly the light of these messages and the offensive boards stupid speech that the CDU has not just "understood", but learn to respect the sovereign in the opposition still needs. Here, perhaps even new staff to be developed in the coming years.
While the CDU in the ten years of government has indeed made some achievements, the balance of the Hamburg Open (GAL) devastating. In terms of their performance should the Greens did not even get into Parliament. The full-bodied election promises they have not invariably been redeemed. Your great educational political project failed because of the grassroots Resistance of the citizens.
During this campaign revealed the Hamburg Open questionable interpretations of democratic culture. The initiators of the referendum against the development plans of the Senate - thus engaged citizens - were issued during the plebiscite insulted some bad. The citizens of Hamburg have apparently not appreciated the style. In no district - whether residential suburb or social problem - the Greens were able to convince a majority of the citizens of their school unit concept.
From a denigration of the sovereign power of the Hanseatic city, the Greens would still not abstain even after the defeat. Arrogant and self-righteous alike gave the Open to the voting citizens to be selfish or ignorant to recognize the only true truth. In this sense, the Greens have also announced plans to ignore the popular vote and introducing the education reform through the back door to do. Chutzpah, which dared not even take out the CSU in Bavaria.
But not enough to add it: flimsy pretexts and deliberately with falsehoods and slander garnished campaign against Beust's followers adopted the the stupidity of the sovereign so deeply offended the country - carried by a wave of good poll results at the federal level - opportunistically from responsibility . Such is the pragmatism GAL a Renate Kuenast or Cem Özdemir miles away and has earned in this state election no voice!
The SPD was for years the Hamburg-party. It produced political figures such as Helmut Schmidt, Ulrich Klose, Michael Naumann, Klaus von Dohnanyi. Men who embodied the best values of their republican city and our country. In this proud tradition has the uncharismatic party soldier Olaf Scholz curiously out. By him as Labor Minister responsible in decoupling of pensions from wage development of regulatory policy was irresponsible and a lesson electorally motivated populism.
The program is full of the SPD good intentions, but also the way to hell is paved with such well known. A convincing way to fiscal consolidation and debt reduction is the SPD program in this sense does not! In this respect, one must Scholz much economic knowledge passed to the page. Against this background, a sop to the Chamber of Commerce-President of listening in the Scholz team has entered to provide the economic policy for ten years, opposition Social orientation. Scholz just needed corrective to such a matter of urgency.
Not least for this reason, it turned a wise decision of the voter is not Scholz equipped with an absolute majority, but to integrate into a coalition with a political force consolidation of the budget is not a self-limitation, but for a genuine political task design holds.
Here comes the FDP into play. After two legislatures outside the citizenship of the Liberal Party has drawn strength and develop good staff. All alone supported the FDP's school referendum against the total school phalanx of CDU SPD, Greens and Left Party. On party propaganda was largely unnecessary. This was a very rare cases where a party is understood in the best sense as a citizen advocate. A nice contrast to the sometimes absurd spectacle to S21.
blows Despite this already blown the Liberal victory in Hamburg into the wind Face. The FDP is not represented in the citizenship, which means they can not utilize the rich resources of a parliamentary group for the campaign. Even against the backdrop of federal policy trends, a top candidate for the FDP is anything but entertainment tax.
more remarkable is what makes the Liberal leadership candidate Katja Suding. It has united its forces without any doubt and in a fresh campaign led, supported by the entire party. Westerwelle has come to Hamburg, his opponent also Kubicki. The base seems to come alive and even Julis from Munich and Hanover flow to Hamburg from the - particularly for many Competitors - can inspire irritatingly happy mood of the local party members.
No question, take a courageous woman Suding yet fair campaign which, although it does not shine through exuberant creativity, but in spite of the difficult situation of the FDP without any populism and without personal malice manages - in contrast to their competitors. This alone deserves some respect already.
is also noteworthy that Ms. Suding their party has opened a new perspective. She wanted to talk after the elections with the CDU and SPD. Since the FDP would have a 25%-CDU in power politics to talk about but little, is the movement is a blatant advertising for a renewal of the Social-Liberal coalition dar. After years of Babylonian captivity of apodictic fix the Liberals to the Union is the statement of Mrs. Suding of almost emancipatory implications.
In fact, the chances of a social-liberal coalition in Hamburg, better than any other state. Both parties are from the opposition, are considered more pragmatic forces and are ready for a fresh start. Just as the FDP, the CDU in Hamburg owes anything, so little has to be the SPD nor the recent "unfaithful" GAL committed.
Moreover, the social-liberal model in Hamburg are still many followers. This is not only in the two parties itself, where influential Old Front as the former mayor Henning Voscherau talk now completely open about their social-liberal preferences. Even in the traditionally liberal Hamburg educated middle class, there are many who want to return, like the poet Siegfried Lenz, the long-standing alliance. Also on my Facebook page, the desire for a social-liberal coalition was expressed surprisingly strong and surprisingly natural.
In this election are the deep currents and moods of the people relevant than ever, thanks to the new electoral system, citizens can help determine a differentiated vocal award and also the formation of coalitions. There is good reason to assume that the democracy-loving Hamburg this offer.
In this sense, Hamburg is ready for a change. The black-green coalition parties have earned a phase of regeneration. The two former opposition parties, SPD and FDP in turn, deserve a chance, her energy in a social-liberal coalition to prove.
The specific recommendation to vote: 5 votes for 5 candidates
The facts in the composition of the citizenship of five votes in the so-called yellow book should, in accordance with the above considerations and preferences are distributed:
The FDP is a party in transition. With reform- Staff can manage a convincing fresh start. Against this background, we would like to recommend to the liberal candidate three people: a voice Katja Suding receives for their remarkable dedication. It is the only top candidate of the relavant parties who deserves a voice.
The voice also get the reform-minded young professionals Ole Ritter Mr. Finn and Mr. Robert Bläsing who have already proven that they know to use democratic instruments responsible and effective. Both stand for a comprehensive liberal concept that goes far beyond the economic sphere. In a social-liberal coalition would play a constructive role and may also contribute to the advance so far just shy executive reinstatement of the federal-FDP. 3 votes for the FDP.
The SPD is given a voice. It benefits Mr. Erck Rickmers. The successful candidate in Reeder SPD ranks 13th The Social Democrats may not have enough expertise in the free enterprise you want to the page. If Rickmers thanks to many preference votes a couple of places make good on the list, this would influence the economic policy pragmatists significantly strengthen and give the port a strong representation. In this sense, a vote for the SPD.
also receives a nomination of the CDU of us a voice. This accounts for the non-party attorney and chief of the resistive referendum "We want to learn," Walter Scheuerl (list # 5). It is still unclear whether the CDU will force a timely and complete renewal, but a return to old values and strengths will succeed without men like Scheuerl difficult.
