Overview
- The Linke’s Landesparteitag voted on Friday to invite the SPD and Greens to formal sondierungsgespräche, and the party says those exploratory talks could start next week.
- An internal motion won backing to ensure critics of a government role are represented on the Linke’s sondierungsteam so the negotiation team reflects the party’s breadth.
- The Berlin Greens authorised entering sondierungen and will for the first time hold a digital members’ consultation on any later coalition deal and proposed personnel.
- National debate over allegations of antisemitism and reported contacts to a Neukölln clan figure has intensified partner scrutiny, and CSU leader Markus Söder has publicly warned SPD and Greens against a pact with the Linke.
- Only three‑party coalitions give a majority in the new Abgeordnetenhaus, so successful sondierungen would lead to formal coalition talks that the Linke must approve at a further Sonderparteitag and that could shape Berlin policy on housing, security and investment.