Jusos reject coalition agreement - ticking time bomb in focus!

Jusos reject coalition agreement - ticking time bomb in focus!

On April 14, 2025, the Jusos, the youth organization of the SPD, decided to reject the coalition agreement with the Union. Juso boss Philipp Türmer expressed this rejection in interviews with RTL and NTV. For him, the present contract is inadequate and does not offer an approach for a fundamentally different policy. Critical points that Jusos address in particular concern the areas of asylum, migration, work and social affairs that they consider as a "wrong way". The financing reservation was called the "ticking time bomb" by Türmer.

The decision to reject came with regional associations and districts after intensive discussions by the Federal Executive Board of the Jusos. The Juso district association Germersheim has clearly spoken out against the coalition agreement. In this case, however, a similar public campaign like the "Nogroko" campaign after the 2017 Bundestag election is not expected. The voting period over Easter is too short to enable wider mobilization.

criticisms of the Jusos

The criticism focuses on several central topics of the coalition agreement. In addition to the areas already mentioned, the JUSOS also emphasize that the regulations are to be classified and finance are classified as too ambitious. Juso boss Daniel Krusic from Baden-Württemberg has announced that the coalition agreement in the upcoming member vote. In addition, the state board in Baden-Württemberg wants to move the entire Juso state association for rejection.

in Brandenburg, Leonel Richy Andicene, also Juso boss, expressed his concerns. He said the contract contained content that does not match the basic beliefs of a socialist youth association. Andicene also pointed out that the state association should not be given a decision regarding the coalition agreement.

member vote of the SPD

From Tuesday, the 358,000 members of the SPD will face the decisive question of whether they agree to the coalition agreement or not. With a majority rejection, the SPD could not enter the coalition, which would result in new negotiations. The Jusos clearly signal that they are willing to work for their beliefs in order to achieve fundamental changes.

The Jusos currently has a greater digital presence. According to a Forsa study, 77% of 18-29-year-olds find out about political content on the Internet and social networks. The high pluragraph value of the Jusos, which places them in 4th place among all Juso regional associations in Germany, illustrates the increasing interest in young people in their positions. With 866 "I like" information on Facebook, the Jusos Hamburg even lead the ranking among the political youth organizations in Hamburg.

The next few days will be crucial to see how the members of the SPD react to the rejected claims of the Jusos and whether this could change the domestic landscape in Germany.