Overview
- Jouleen Gruhn, Melanie Matzies, André von Ossowski and Reinhard Simon left the BSW but will stay in its Landtag group as non‑party members and say they will support the coalition’s work.
- In a joint statement they cited "authoritarian tendencies" and "radicalized positions" in the party; the quartet had earlier filed a no‑confidence motion against faction leader Niels‑Olaf Lüders.
- Without them the SPD–BSW tally falls from 46 to 42 of 88 seats, stripping the coalition of an absolute majority and injecting uncertainty into near‑term votes.
- A main committee test vote is due Wednesday, with BSW finance minister Robert Crumbach expected to back the media treaties and Lüders to oppose them; a final Landtag vote is scheduled for 19–20 November, with the CDU signaling support.
- SPD leaders plan talks with BSW to preserve the alliance, while Sahra Wagenknecht criticized the defectors on TV, said the dispute is no cause to break the coalition, and vowed to keep lines open.