
A parliamentary group meeting of the Left was enough for the SPD and the Greens to stop the explorations in Berlin for the time being - because of an allegedly broken promise. Was that it with a Governing Mayor Elif Eralp?
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Exploratory talks to form a government in Berlin between the SPD, the Greens and the Left.
Interrupted explorations Turned sharply left into a dead end
A parliamentary group meeting of the Left was enough for the SPD and the Greens to stop the explorations in Berlin for the time being - because of an allegedly broken promise. Was that it with a Governing Mayor Elif Eralp?

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