Berlin Election: Linke Doubles Support as Red-Red-Green Majority Looms

In Berlin, Elif Eralp's Linke has surged to become the strongest party with 24.5 percent in initial projections, placing it clearly ahead of the CDU. The Greens stand at 15 percent and the SPD at 12 percent, numbers that point to a possible red-red-green majority in the capital. Such a coalition governed Berlin from 2016 to 2023. If the figures hold, two arithmetic majorities are conceivable, including a left alliance that could reopen the question of expropriating large housing companies. The result marks a leftward shift in the capital even as the AfD gains ground in Sachsen-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Greens have already signaled which topics they would prefer to discuss in any coalition talks. The article, published by der Freitag, frames the outcome as a potential turning point for Berlin politics and asks whether socialisation of housing corporations will now actually proceed.