Jarasch: Administrative reform could have prevented election glitches
According to the Berlin Greens, the mishaps in the last selection of MPs could have been avoided with an early reform of the administration in the capital.
The election debacle would not have happened if the administrative reform had been tackled earlier, said Greens Senator Bettina Jarasch at a closed conference of the Greens parliamentary group on Saturday in Berlin-Marzahn. “We have to have clear responsibilities.”
However, according to the Senator for the Environment and Mobility, administrative reform is not going to happen quickly. It takes a lot of staying power to get the city running better. “It can’t be done with a snap of your fingers.” And it cannot be ordered from above. “I don’t think the administrative reform works top-down,” said Jarasch, who is the Green Party’s top candidate for the repeat election to the House of Representatives in February.
“And one thing is important: Tasks may be centralized.” But it is also conceivable that some things will be settled with a district office, which will then take care of it for other district offices.
The discussion about those responsible for the twelve Berlin districts and the state of Berlin is an ongoing topic in the capital. A reform of the administration and a redefinition of the relationship between the two levels has repeatedly been called for in recent years. “It’s time to make the next attempt,” said Jarasch.
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