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Brandenburg Rejects Early Election as SPD Opens Coalition Talks With CDU

Woidke now leads a minority government after the SPDBSW alliance collapsed, reflecting BSW infighting over AfD-backed dissolution votes.

Overview

  • The Landtag voted down the AfD motion to dissolve the parliament, falling well short of the two‑thirds threshold required for new elections.
  • BSW deputies aligned with the AfD on dissolution and an unsuccessful bid to remove Vice‑President Jouleen Gruhn, while several BSW members were absent.
  • Following the session, BSW lawmakers Melanie Matzies and Reinhard Simon quit party and faction, shrinking the group to nine members.
  • SPD and CDU signaled they will begin direct coalition negotiations, with Woidke governing in the interim as a minority.
  • Three ministers chosen by BSW left the party but remain in office for now; ex‑BSW finance minister Robert Crumbach and MP Jouleen Gruhn joined the SPD parliamentary group, and the AfD’s attempt to oust Gruhn failed.