Left party calls for referendum on MFG-5 sale in Kiel

The faction of Die Linke/Die Partei is requesting a citizen's referendum in the upcoming council meeting on the sale of the former MFG-5 site in Kiel-Holtenau to the Bundeswehr. Negotiations are in the final phase after an apparent agreement on March 6. New demands have caused the timeline to slip.

Negotiations for the sale of the former MFG-5 site in Kiel-Holtenau to the Bundeswehr have entered the final phase. It initially appeared an agreement was reached on March 6, but sudden new demands have caused the timeline to slip. This has sparked a new debate in Kiel. The faction of Die Linke/Die Partei is requesting a citizen's referendum at the upcoming council meeting. They state that Kiel should not voluntarily give up the site. Discussions center on the Bundeswehr's return to the previously military-used area.

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