Werner Graf
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- Oct 6
About 120 Left party members criticise Berlin antisemitism pact with SPD and Greens
Around 120 party members and office holders have signed a statement against the antisemitism agreement that cleared the way for coalition talks in Berlin on Thursday. The dispute also centres on Bundestag member Ferat Koçak.
- Aug 27
Berlin Green candidate Werner Graf rejects CDU coalition and backs housing socialization
Ahead of the 20 September state election, Green lead candidate Werner Graf announced his preference for a three-way coalition with the SPD and Die Linke while demanding large-scale housing socialization in Berlin.
- 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 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 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 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.
