Overview
- Members of the Pankow Greens voted 179–83 to nominate Sunčica Klaas over Stefan Gelbhaar for Berlin’s 2026 Abgeordnetenhaus in District 6, a seat the party has long held.
- The decision followed a scandal in which the gravest harassment claims against Gelbhaar were exposed as fabricated and courts curtailed some reporting, while several women still describe boundary-crossing behavior and one case is under appeal.
- Outside the meeting, women handed out purple scarves as a show of solidarity against sexual harassment, underscoring internal tensions over conduct standards and rehabilitation.
- Separately in Kiel, Green leaders apologized after a municipal committee motion advanced only with a decisive AfD vote, calling the episode a serious mistake.
- At AfD state gatherings, Brandenburg leader René Springer vowed to pursue an absolute majority despite the party’s classification there as “confirmed right-wing extremist,” and Hessen delegates re-elected Andreas Lichert and Robert Lambrou to drive further local gains.