Overview
- The Brandenburg BSW caucus said it will reject two media‑state treaties, arguing the plans fall short on reform and risk "censorship through the back door" in youth protection.
- Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Robert Crumbach (BSW) is the lone dissenter in his group and says he will vote to approve the agreements.
- The SPD plans to vote yes and the CDU signals it could support the measures, leaving passage to depend on cross‑party votes because the SPD–BSW coalition lacks its own majority; the AfD says it will vote no.
- The proposals would streamline ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio and tighten youth‑protection rules, and they require approval by all 16 state parliaments by 30 November.
- BSW’s position differs across states — backing the reform in Thuringia but opposing it in Saxony — and the Brandenburg caucus argues it is not bound by deals negotiated before the party entered government.