Koalition: Klares Votum mit 26 zu drei Stimmen: Berliner SPD für Koalitionsverhandlungen mit Linken und Grünen

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Berlin has approved a joint working paper with the Left Party and the Greens, paving the way for coalition negotiations in the capital city. According to a report by the Handelsblatt, 26 members of the SPD executive voted in favor of the paper, while three voted against, with no abstentions. The joint paper, presented by the leading candidates Elif Eralp (Left), Werner Graf (Greens), and Steffen Krach (SPD), was largely positively received during the debate.

However, just before the vote on Monday evening, pressure from the federal government emerged, leading to resistance within the Bundestag faction against a coalition with the Left Party at the state level. Initially, 20 SPD parliamentary members expressed opposition to a potential coalition in a joint statement. The number has since risen to 25, according to one of the signatories.

The paper, entitled "Our Value Compass is Never Negotiable," was signed by figures such as SPD executive spokesman Sebastian Fiedler, former Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, Esra Limbacher, Claudia Moll, Andreas Schwarz, Markus Töns, Johannes Schätzl, and Lina Seitzl.