Berlin's Left Party, SPD and Greens agree exploratory coalition talks, reports say
The parties will use IHRA standards and expert review to handle antisemitic incidents before any lawmaker can be expelled.
- On Thursday, Berlin's Left Party, the SPD, and the Greens agreed on measures to address antisemitic incidents, clearing a key hurdle for exploratory coalition talks in the state.
- The SPD and Greens made binding commitments on combating antisemitism a precondition for negotiations, following debates over pro-Palestinian positions and incidents during events organized by the Left Party.
- Parties agreed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism, according to the tabloid Bild, which also reported plans for an expert panel to handle future incidents.
- The agreement follows a state election two-and-a-half weeks ago where the Left Party, led by candidate Elif Eralp, emerged as the largest force with 25.7% of votes.
- None of the three parties were immediately available for comment on reports regarding the potential coalition government for Berlin's House of Representatives, local media carried the announcement.
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Germany's Left to start Berlin coalition talks after antisemitism deal
The agreement includes a mechanism for reviewing antisemitic incidents and adopting the IHRA's definition of antisemitism. 'Safety means being able to go to school without fear, to wear a kippah, and to speak Hebrew,' a party leader said
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der Standard DEIn Berlin, leftists, Greens and SPDs agree on measures against anti-Semitism. Resistance stirs up with the left, yet exploratory talks are to start
SPD, Green Party and Left Party form a coalition in Berlin despite anti-Semitism accusations. Even former party leaders such as Joschka Fischer and Wolfgang Thierse warned shortly before the conclusion.
Left, Green and SPD in Berlin are conducting exploratory talks on government formation, which the three parties now announced two and a half weeks after the election to the Berlin House of Representatives.
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