Berlin-Wahl: Enteignungen in Berlin? Der Wahlkampf in der Hauptstadt wird zum Mietenkampf
Die Wohnungsnot dominiert die Berliner Landtagswahl, an vorderster Front: die Linke und ihr Plan für Enteignungen. Dabei ist der Mietmarkt schon jetzt überreguliert, Investoren sind frustriert.
In Berlin, a group of activists gathered in front of the Reichstag on Monday morning to promote a petition for a nationwide rent ceiling. Leading the charge was Elif Eralp, a candidate for the Berlin left-wing party and a thorn in the side of landlords and real estate industry. Eralp addressed the crowd, stating that the rental crisis was the biggest issue in the city, and potentially across the country.
She recounted a recent conversation with a pensioner who feared going to the mailbox due to an upcoming rent increase. Eralp praised government-set rents and the communal ownership of large apartment blocks by real estate conglomerates. The left in Berlin is pushing for strong state control over the housing market, which appears to have struck a nerve.
With the Berlin parliament elections just around the corner, Eralp is locked in a tight race against the CDU. Recent polls show the left at 21 percent. Eralp, a jurist of Turkish descent, could become Berlin's first left-wing mayor. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine has further crippled the construction industry nationwide, high construction and financing costs, stricter regulations, and a lack of economic prospects have blocked new building projects, despite constant high demand, particularly in major cities.
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