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In the Berlin election on September 20th, the Left was the strongest force with 25.7 percent, followed by the CDU, AfD, Greens and the SPD with their historically worst result of 12.1 percent. The previously ruling CDU/SPD coalition has lost its majority.
The Berlin SPD wants to start coalition negotiations with the Left Party and the Greens. The state executive board decided this with a large majority at a digital meeting on Monday. According to rbb information, there were 26 yes votes, three SPD board members voted against.
The Greens want to decide on the start of coalition talks this evening. The Left will only decide on this at a party conference on October 31st. If approved, coalition talks could begin at the beginning of November. If this succeeds, Left Party leader Elif Eralp could become the first governing mayor of her party in Berlin.
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In the Berlin election on September 20th, the Left was the strongest force with 25.7 percent. They are followed by the CDU (18.8 percent), AfD (16.3 percent), the Greens (14.3 percent) and - with their historically worst result - the SPD (12.1 percent). The previously ruling CDU/SPD coalition has lost its majority.
The Left, the Greens and the SPD agreed on the exploratory paper presented on Saturday in what were at times laborious negotiations. The discussion about consistent action against anti-Semitism, fueled by several incidents in the ranks of the left, made the talks more difficult.
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Coalition negotiations between the SPD, the Left and the Greens will begin at the beginning of November if all parties agree.
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The Berlin SPD decides to start coalition negotiations with the election winner, the Left Party, and the Greens after the previous CDU/SPD coalition lost its majority. The Left will decide on a party conference on October 31st, although if approved, talks could begin in early November.
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