german spd youth chief lambasted for proposing collective ownership for big firms - company name plate

BERLIN (Reuters)-
Head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)
Youth wing launched a protest storm in Germany, including protests from party allies, because they said companies like BMW should be collectively owned to make a clear call for the left --
Front of the European and regional vote.
The Social Democratic Party, a subordinate partner of the conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition, did not perform well in the polls and is likely to suffer significant losses in the elections.
It may even lose power in Bremen, a city that ruled for 73 years in a vote in May 26.
JUSOS chief executive Kevin Kuehnert wants to turn the Social Democratic Party to the left. In an interview with a newspaper, Bryant said he was in favor of bringing large, profitable businesses together.
"The distribution of profits must be controlled democratically.
This excludes the capitalist owners of the company.
"Without collectivism, it is unthinkable to overcome capitalism," Kuehnert told times weekly . ".
"For me, if there is a" state-owned automobile company "or" cooperative automobile company "on the BMW nameplate, or a collective decision that no BMW is needed, it is not an important form, kuehnert told times weekly.
Within hours, conservative enemies, and even some of the Social Democratic Party allies, launched an attack on 29-year-old kuchnett.
"What a stupid nonsense.
What did he smoke?
It can't be legal, "writes Johannes Carr, a senior member of the Social Democratic Party, on Twitter.
Vice-party leader Ralph Stegner also made it clear that he did not agree, saying members did not have to agree on all issues.
Among the Conservatives who attacked kuchnett, there was Andreas Scheuer of Bavaria ). headed retro-
The world view of crazy fantasies ".
Others have called on the party leader Andrea Narus to condemn the idea.
Before this year's European elections and four regional votes, the Social Democratic Party took 16-
18%, lower than its score in 2017 federal elections, the worst performance since 1933.
The humiliation of Bremen may increase the pressure on some of the general members of the Social Democratic party leaders to withdraw from the alliance.
Kuehnert is also trying to capitalize on the growing backlash
The middle-class movement has sparked demonstrations in Berlin and other cities against soaring rents and large property developers.
Some activists even asked private landlords, including German workers, to collect land.
"At most everyone should have the space for his life," Kuehnert said, since leading a campaign against the party's participation in the Merkel coalition last year, he has been receiving intense attention on the left side of the Social Democratic Party.