For a long time they fought a close alliance, but the debate over the party chairmanship burdened the relationship of SPD vice Ralf Stegner and Juso boss Kevin Kühnert. Kühnert suddenly stopped responding to text messages from his party colleague. Shortly before deciding on the new duo at the top, Stegner is now publicly speaking and criticizing Kühnert for his career plans.
Kühnert had announced on Tuesday a candidacy at the SPD party conference in early December for the Board. Stegner holds little of the date of the statement, as he said the "New Osnabrück newspaper" now: "Out of respect for the member vote, I find the announcement of own career ambitions in others not good and express myself only then, if the result of Votums is established. " The ballot will run until 29th November.
The SPD members are currently deciding on the future SPD presidency by means of a member survey. You can choose between the duos Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans or Olaf Scholz and Klara Geywitz. The party convention in Berlin at the beginning of December then formally decides on the chairmen and elects the rest of the SPD leadership. Kühnert supports Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans.
Parteivize as possible office
Kühnert had said to the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" when asked if he could imagine the post of deputy party leader: "At least I would not rule out that this could happen, we do not have to talk around the bush now, of course. "
He said it was inconclusive for two years to be much criticized and demand changes in course, but the responsibility for others to leave, he told the newspaper. His decision on the candidacy applies both if Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans party leader, as well as in a victory of Klara Geywitz and Olaf Scholz.
In August Kuhnert had stated in a SPIEGEL interview that he would not apply for the SPD party chairmanship. In the reason he said then, one should run "only with the clear conviction to want to fill the office in the event of success with all consequence and to be able.
Kühnert and Stegner had long been closely aligned in party matters, but in autumn came the end of the Alliance (read more here).
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