Overview

• Multiple outlets and dpa, citing SPD sources, report Krach as the probable Spitzenkandidat, though the party has not issued official confirmation.
• Krach currently serves as Regionspräsident in Hannover and previously was Berlin’s state secretary for science from 2014 to 2021.
• Berlin SPD chairs Nicola Böcker-Giannini and Martin Hikel say they are in confidential discussions and will present a joint personnel proposal.
• Fraktionschef Raed Saleh is viewed in party circles as out of contention for the nomination, and Franziska Giffey is reported to lack backing for another run.
• The SPD aims to reclaim city hall in the September 2026 election and currently governs Berlin as the junior partner to the CDU.