Overview
- Four BSW deputies resigned from the party citing authoritarian tendencies and radicalised positions but said they will stay in the BSW parliamentary group and back the coalition.
- The Hauptausschuss endorsed two media‑state treaties in a 5–4 vote that depended on CDU support, with BSW Finance Minister Robert Crumbach voting yes and BSW floor leader Niels‑Olaf Lüders voting no.
- The full Landtag vote is scheduled for 19–20 November, and the SPD is preparing to pass the treaties with CDU backing if BSW members oppose them.
- Minister‑President Dietmar Woidke insisted the coalition stands and urged the BSW to resolve its internal dispute quickly.
- BSW’s federal board and a majority of its Brandenburg caucus oppose the treaties; the four ex‑BSW deputies filed a no‑confidence move against the caucus leadership, and one publicly called for Lüders to step down.