After the election: Talks about forming a government in Berlin continue
Two and a half weeks after the House of Representatives election, the Left, the Greens and the SPD are holding further preliminary discussions.
Quick Look
- In Berlin, the Left, the Greens and the SPD are holding a third preliminary discussion on forming a government.
- The focus is on reaching an understanding on the topic of anti-Semitism as a prerequisite for exploratory discussions.
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Why It Matters
In the election to the Berlin House of Representatives on September 20th, the Left became the strongest force.
In Berlin, efforts to form a new state government continue. The Left, the Greens and the SPD met late in the morning for a third so-called preliminary discussion. Two and a half weeks after the election to the House of Representatives, the declared goal is to reach an agreement on how to deal with the issue of anti-Semitism.
Top politicians from the three parties have already held two preliminary discussions about this in the past few days. “Now we can move on,” said top candidate and parliamentary group leader Elif Eralp before the new meeting. Co-party leader Tobias Schulze added: “History is being made.”
Details of the content of the previous preliminary discussions were not known. The Left, the Greens and the SPD announced last weekend that they wanted to reach a result this week.
The Left became the strongest party in the election
Against the background of corresponding incidents on the Left, the Greens and the SPD had made an agreement on this issue a prerequisite for exploratory talks to form a government.
In the election for the Berlin House of Representatives on September 20th, the Left was by far the strongest force with 25.7 percent. She is now relying on a red-green-red coalition.
If this happens, she and her top candidate and co-parliamentary group leader Elif Eralp could nominate a governing mayor in Berlin for the first time.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Result of the preliminary discussions this week
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Will an agreement be reached on the issue of anti-Semitism?
- Will the exploratory talks officially begin afterwards?
