Overview
- Four BSW deputies — Jouleen Gruhn, Melanie Matzies, André von Ossowski and Reinhard Simon — left the party but remain in the parliamentary group and say they will exit the chamber during the treaty vote.
- André von Ossowski renewed his criticism of the faction leadership, alleging rule breaches and undiplomatic conduct while urging adherence to the coalition agreement.
- A majority of the BSW faction opposes the two media-state treaties on public broadcasting reform and youth media protection, but Finance Minister Robert Crumbach backs them.
- Crumbach left the special faction meeting early and later wrote on Facebook that his support for the treaties had been agreed with the party chair and the faction chief.
- SPD leaders pressed for swift clarity on the coalition’s future as an expert called the government unstable, noting the two-seat majority and the 8–6 no-confidence vote margin.