Overview
- In a Tagesspiegel interview, Elif Eralp said she lacks the imagination for any coalition with the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht.
- BSW Berlin leader Alexander King said cooperation hinges on concrete policies and signaled openness to backing social housing and rent initiatives.
- A September Civey poll commissioned by Tagesspiegel measured BSW at about 7% in Berlin, placing it near the hurdle to enter the Abgeordnetenhaus.
- Eralp criticized BSW over a personality cult, questionable large donations and a restrictive migration stance, adding that refusal to rule out working with AfD precludes a progressive partnership.
- Die Linke is making rent policy the centerpiece of its 2026 campaign as Eralp prepares to challenge CDU Mayor Kai Wegner on September 20, 2026.