Berlin’s CDU Meets Greens and SPD
Stefan Evers invited the two parties to discuss the period until a new Senate takes office. Meanwhile, a growing group of Social Democrats, including Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, warns against a government led by the Left Party.
Berlin, November 3rd, 2026 (The Berlin Spectator) – In the midst of coalition negotiations involving the far-left "Die Linke" (the Left Party), the Greens and the center-left SPD, the conservative CDU has sought a separate meeting. CDU leader Stefan Evers, who also serves as Berlin’s Finance Senator, extended an invitation to representatives of the Greens and SPD for talks on Tuesday.
He aimed to discuss the current political climate and forthcoming Senate decisions. In an interview with public broadcaster RBB, Evers expressed his desire to engage both parties in preliminary discussions. However, this proposal seems to have garnered little enthusiasm. Both the Greens and SPD had previously communicated that they are not seeking exploratory talks; instead, they intend to converse with Evers regarding the transition period leading up to a new Senate's formation.
Negotiations among "Die Linke", the Greens, and the SPD commenced on Monday following their decision to initiate the process. Reports suggest that the Left Party's parliamentary leader, Elif Eralp, found the initial day of discussions "very good", with the 24-member leadership group deliberating for nearly seven hours, primarily focusing on the state budget.
The aim of these talks is to secure at least an additional 400 million Euros in annual revenue. The group is scheduled to reconvene on Wednesday, with 14 working groups tasked with examining the specifics of various policy domains, commencing by the end of this week or no later than Monday.
However, the SPD faces internal opposition to the coalition. An appeal titled "Not at Any Price" has garnered support from around 1,288 party members nationwide, among them SPD senators Franziska Giffey and former party leader Sigmar Gabriel. Giffey, as State and Police Minister, has expressed her party's stance against a coalition led by "Die Linke" through a post on Instagram.
She highlighted the party's "contradictory and in parts disturbed" relationship with the state, police, and armed forces as reasons for her refusal to participate in the coalition talks. Earlier this week, she announced her decision not to join the talks. The initiative seeks a "No" vote in the SPD's upcoming member vote on the proposed red-green-red coalition.
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