Vanessa Emde criticizes the Left's course in Berlin

The names mentioned by Emde represent the diversity of the people for whom she demanded solidarity. These included Elif, Martha, Ferhat, Bassem, Ahmed, Hanna, Ramzi, and Ibrahim Ibrahim.

Emde said: "Ob sie Elif heißen, ob sie Martha heißen, ob sie Ferhat heißen, Bassem, Ahmed, Hanna, Ramzi oder Ibrahim Ibrahim." With this list, she linked her demand to concrete examples from different social groups.

Political context in Berlin

The criticism thus did not target only individual people or events. It concerned the course demanded by Emde from the Left's leadership, namely that the party must stand before all people who suffer from hatred, violence, and racist or sexist abuse.

The available facts mention Emde as well as the Left, the Left's leadership, Red Eagles, Elif Eralp, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Ahmed, and the Yalla Intifada and democ initiatives. They do not contain any further details about the political negotiations or the specific participants in the government formation.

Assessment of the speech

The speech reveals a controversy within the Left over the position of the party leadership and the political response to social exclusion. Emde's closing exclamation also makes clear that she linked her criticism with an international call for solidarity.