Köpping calls on SPD to be self-critical

Köpping warns her party in Saxony against forming camps

In Saxony, too, she would like to see less camp formation and more togetherness in the party leadership, said Köpping. This also includes listening to each other's criticism and being able to deal with it. However, the harsh criticism from long-time SPD state leader and former Economics Minister Martin Dulig at the recent state party conference was "not right".

Dulig had made it public at the party conference that he would not be re-electing parliamentary group leader Henning Homann as party leader. "A small group is making the party its prey," said Dulig and accused Homann of making mistakes in forming the government and also in the negotiations on the double budget.

Köpping was surprised by the attack. "Also because he has signaled to me that he has found peace with himself," she said of Dulig. For him, leaving office was a "stark change", he had responsibility and was now part of a group: "So in that respect, he needs to learn that."

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