Overview
- BSW’s Landtag group plans to vote mostly against the two media state treaties, with an internal count reported as nine against, three abstentions and one in favor.
- State BSW leader Friederike Benda says the party intends to remain in government, arguing the drafts were negotiated before BSW joined and are not covered by the coalition pact.
- SPD parliamentary leader Björn Lüttmann disputes that BSW raised objections early, as a special coalition committee convenes to determine next steps.
- The Landtag is expected to vote in the overnext week after a cabinet that included BSW approved the treaties earlier, while the CDU has signaled support and the AfD plans to reject them.
- The reforms aim to streamline ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio and strengthen youth protection, which BSW criticizes as vague and potentially overreaching beyond EU Digital Services Act standards.