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The Berlin Left is striving for a new state government. The decision was made at an extraordinary party conference.
The Berlin regional association of the Left is starting coalition negotiations with the Greens and the SPD about the formation of a state government. This was decided by a majority of delegates at an extraordinary party conference on Saturday afternoon.
The talks are scheduled to begin on Monday. That was the sober message after an emotional meeting of the Berlin Left, which was about the fundamentals as well as the concrete and which ended with long and loud cheers.
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Coalition negotiations begin on Monday.
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The SPD is planning to found a federally owned housing association with one billion euros in start-up capital. While Federal Construction Minister Verena Hubertz is pushing the project forward, the financing has met with clear criticism from the Union.

After peaceful demonstrations by the “Gen Z regulates” initiative in around 30 German cities, serious riots broke out in the evening. In Frankfurt am Main and Cologne in particular, shops were looted, police officers were attacked and Molotov cocktails were thrown.

After the “Gen Z rules” protests, there were riots in Frankfurt, Cologne and Berlin. While politicians are calling for tough action against rioters, representatives of the left and the SPD are warning against discrediting the legitimate concerns of young people.

Nationwide rallies organized by the “Gen Z regulates” initiative in over 30 cities attracted around 120,000 participants. While most of the protests remained peaceful, there were violent riots and looting in cities such as Frankfurt am Main and Cologne, from which the initiative distanced itself.
There is great dissatisfaction among the CDU base in Brandenburg about the federal policy of the black-red coalition, which district associations cite as a reason for leaving the party. Before a meeting with Chancellor and party leader Friedrich Merz, they called for a change of course and even suggested a separation of the Chancellery and party leadership.