Regierungsbildung: Rot-Grün-Rot in Berlin rückt näher - Kritik der CDU

In Berlin, the Left, Green, and Social Democratic (SPD) parties are preparing to engage in coalition negotiation discussions. The three parties concluded their exploratory talks on the evening of the 15th, with party branches now officially deciding on whether to enter the coalition negotiations, which could begin in early November.

The parties had already outlined key areas of cooperation in a paper, emphasizing the need to address large private residential properties. According to the paper, private apartment corporations with holdings of 10,000 or more apartments in Berlin would be expropriated for a compensation of up to 16 billion Euros, provided they retain a fundamental 10,000 apartment base.

Five major corporations, including Vonovia, were identified as affected by this move, which would add approximately 160,000 homes to municipal ownership. The parties aim to present a comprehensive law in mid-2028, with it becoming effective one year after approval and subject to scrutiny by the Constitutional Court. The Left party is aiming to become Berlin's first female party leader, having emerged as the strongest force in the September Berlin state election with 25.7% of the vote.

The previously ruling CDU/SPD coalition has thus lost its majority. CDU Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned SPD and Green parties against cooperating with the Left party, urging them not to engage in discussions with left-wing radicals. Stefan Evers, CDU Landesvorsteher, criticized the Left party's collaborative approach with the Green and SPD parties, calling it a capitulation to a radical, and in some parts, anti-Semitic party.

Evers stated that the Left party's main demands focused on the apartment-sharing initiative, which would cost billions without creating any new housing units. Instead of building more homes, Evers believed that investors would be discouraged, leading to increased bureaucratic bureaucracy and exacerbating Berlin's housing crisis.

The central issue of security was deemed insufficiently addressed in the proposal, according to Evers.