- Aug 22
Die Linke takes lead in Berlin election poll ahead of CDU and AfD
A Forsa survey for t-online places Die Linke at 22 percent four weeks ahead of Berlin's 20 September state election, with CDU and AfD tied at 18 percent.
- 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.
- Aug 2
Berlin election poster race kicks off with dinosaur rivalry and early-start fines
Parties began plastering Berlin with campaign posters at noon on Sunday, seven weeks before the 20 September Abgeordnetenhaus election, but some had already jumped the gun and now face fines.
- Jul 29
Berlin SPD launches campaign with rent cap and cleanliness slogans for September election
Lead candidate Steffen Krach presented the Berlin SPD's election campaign on 29 July, unveiling 70,000 posters with slogans targeting affordable housing, public cleanliness, and family support ahead of the 20 September state vote.
- Jul 25
Fake videos target Berlin candidates two months before election, SPD points to Russian disinformation
English-language clips on X, carrying forged logos of major German media, accuse at least eight top Berlin politicians from CDU, SPD, Greens and Left of corruption, sex addiction and Nazi memorabilia purchases. The only major party spared is the AfD, prompting SPD lead candidate Steffen Krach to suspect Russian 'Schützenhilfe' for the far-right party.
- Jul 1
Die Linke overtakes CDU in Berlin election poll, leading for the first time since 2023
Two and a half months before the Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus election, a new poll puts Die Linke at 20 percent, while the Christian Democrats of incumbent mayor Kai Wegner fall to fourth place.
- 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 10
Berlin's CDU renominates Kai Wegner as lead candidate with 92.6 percent, despite internal criticism
Berlin's governing mayor secured his party's nomination for the September election, but a surprise challenger and recent controversies signal unease within his own ranks.
