Overview
- SPD and the opposition CDU delivered 45–39 majorities for both the reform and the youth‑media‑protection treaties, with BSW Finance Minister Robert Crumbach voting yes.
- A majority of the BSW parliamentary group and the AfD voted no, three recent BSW defectors left the chamber before the roll call, and ex‑BSW member Reinhard Simon cast a no vote.
- The reform streamlines ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio by merging or cutting niche TV channels, reducing radio services, capping sports‑rights spending, and tightening limits on online text publishing.
- The vote exposed deep rifts in the SPD/BSW coalition, as BSW leaders criticized the package and internal pressure mounted on Crumbach to relinquish his Landtag mandate.
- Financing remains unsettled, with future decisions on the broadcast contribution tied to KEF recommendations and possible rulings by the Federal Constitutional Court.