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Die vorherige Abgeordnetenhauswahl in Berlin fand im Februar 2023 statt.
Nach einem wochenlangen Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen in den Umfragen gewinnt die Linkspartei die Abgeordnetenhauswahl in Berlin mit einem deutlichen Vorsprung vor der CDU.
Die Linke konnte ihr Ergebnis im Vergleich zu der vergangenen Wahl im Februar 2023 dabei mehr als verdoppeln und erreicht 25,7 Prozent. Die CDU verliert dagegen fast ein Drittel an Stimmen und landet bei 18,8 Prozent.
The Saxony-Anhalt State Election Committee has announced the official final results of the state elections on September 6, 2026. The AfD is therefore the strongest force with 43.8 percent, ahead of the CDU with 17.2 percent.

After Alisher Usmanov was released from EU-Russia sanctions, Azerbaijani President Aliyev pardoned Frenchman Ryan, who was arrested in December 2023, and 19 other people. France had previously cited national security reasons.
After the CDU's election defeats, journalist Gordon Repinski and presenter Markus Lanz warn on the ZDF program "Markus Lanz" of a fundamental crisis in the political system in Germany. They emphasize that structural problems in energy policy, migration, education and the welfare state have arisen over years and cannot be solved by a change of government. SPD district mayor Martin Hikel and economist Monika Schnitzer also expressed concerns about the marginalization of the center and ineffective social spending.

After the Left's election victory in Berlin, the accusation of anti-Semitism has become a coalition hurdle: the SPD, Greens and CDU are calling for clear sanctions against anti-Semitic party members, while the Central Council of Jews sees a structural problem and warns of a threat to Jewish life.

The criticism of an overreaching state contrasts with the constant calls for state aid when energy prices rise. Politicians themselves helped to create these demands through measures such as tax cuts and fuel discounts.

Former Trump communications chief and hedge fund manager Antony Scaramucci warns of a “soft dictatorship” in the Handelsblatt Invest podcast and calls for Donald Trump to be politically removed.