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Berlin Linke leadership defers decision on Vanessa Emde after she cites illness
The Berlin Linke group leadership reached no decision on Vanessa Emde on 20 October after she reported herself sick and skipped a digital session. Deliberations are set to resume in the week of 26 October.
- Oct 6
AfD's Tobias Rausch elected Saxony-Anhalt parliament president with 48 of 83 votes
Tobias Rausch of the AfD won the presidency of the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag on Tuesday with four more votes than his party and the BSW hold together. Chancellor Friedrich Merz then suggested that deputies from other parties may have voted for him to discredit the CDU, prompting angry rebuttals from the Greens and the Left.
- Aug 9
Berlin SPD's Krach proposes 100 rent police and dares Left on expropriation
Berlin SPD lead candidate Steffen Krach announced 100 'rent police' to combat illegal rent hikes and fines up to 100,000 euros, while daring the Left party to expropriate a Russian cultural building in a provocative social media post.
- Jun 22
CDU rejects new Linke chief's apology for calling party 'fascist', demands resignation
Newly elected Die Linke co-chair Luigi Pantisano apologized Monday for claiming there is 'no difference' between CDU, AfD and 'the fascists themselves,' but CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann dismissed the apology as 'an impertinence' and reiterated his demand that Pantisano resign.
- Jun 20
German government plans €2 billion cut to housing benefit, one third of recipients to lose eligibility
Federal Building Minister Verena Hubertz (SPD) has sent a draft law for inter-ministerial review that would slash annual Wohngeld spending by €2 billion and remove about 400,000 households from the rolls.
- Jun 12
Thousands of German steelworkers to protest in Berlin and Völklingen over industry crisis and climate rules
IG Metall expects around 1,000 workers in Berlin and several thousand in Völklingen to demand reliable policies for green steel production and protection against cheap imports.
