Koalition: Grüne wollen Montag über Koalitionsgespräche in Berlin entscheiden

Berlin, Germany - The Green party is set to decide on Monday whether they will join coalition talks with the left-wing parties and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin. Once the Land Committee convenes, 49 delegates will cast their vote on the Greens' participation. Initially, the Greens had planned a mini-party congress for Friday evening, but the left-wing, Greens, and SPD discussions in Berlin were halted on Tuesday evening regarding the inclusion of controversial lawmaker Vanessa Emde in the left-wing faction.

Emde, like other parts of the Berlin left, has faced criticism over her positions on Israel and antisemitism. The parties resumed their talks about a possible government coalition on Thursday at the House of Statistics. Approximately three and a half weeks after the September 20 state parliament election, the conditions for a rapid agreement remain challenging.

The state parliament election saw the left win 25.7 percent of the votes, leading Green Party leader Vanessa Emde to reaffirm her intention to form a government with the Greens and SPD. The Greens secured 14.3 percent of the votes, while the SPD received 12.1 percent. The Greens had already sympathized with a left-led government during the election campaign.

However, a government between CDU, Greens, and SPD is also a possibility. Recently, the CDU governed with the SPD in Berlin. Nonetheless, there are reservations within all three parties against such a "Kenya alliance." The CDU, Greens, and SPD are considered the three election losers, and they would only have a slim majority of three mandates in the Berlin state parliament.

CDU had not invited the parties to talks until then. It remains unclear whether the failure of talks between red-green-red would change this.