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Berlin Left Names Elif Eralp as Lead Candidate for 2026 State Election

The unanimous pick signals a housing-centered push to turn recent gains into a run for city hall.

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Die Berliner Linke will mit Elif Eralp als Spitzenkandidatin in die Abgeordnetenhauswahl im kommenden Jahr ziehen. Die 44-Jährige sei einstimmig vom Landesvorstand vorgeschlagen worden, teilte die Partei mit.
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Overview

  • The Berlin Linke’s state board voted unanimously to nominate Elif Eralp, a 44-year-old jurist who serves as deputy party and faction chair in the Abgeordnetenhaus.
  • A party congress on 15 November is slated to formally confirm her candidacy, with a press presentation scheduled for today at 11:00.
  • Eralp set out priorities of affordable rents and limiting the influence of large property companies, emphasizing tenant protections.
  • The party highlights its roughly 20 percent showing in Berlin in February’s federal election and a membership surge to about 16,700.
  • If confirmed, Eralp would contest the 20 September 2026 vote and is expected to face incumbent CDU mayor Kai Wegner, with SPD’s Steffen Krach, the Greens’ Werner Graf and the AfD’s Kristin Brinker lined up as rivals.