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Berlin elections see Left Party lead
The results of the 2026 Berlin state elections showed the Left Party achieving a historic victory with 25.7% of the votes, surpassing the Christian Democratic Union, which came in second with 18.8%. The party's results marked a significant improvement compared to the 2023 elections, while the Meretz party, which had topped the previous election and was part of the local government coalition with the Social Democratic Party, saw its popularity decline. The outcomes suggest the formation of a coalition including the Left, Greens, and Social Democratic Party, which holds the majority, with the Left’s candidate, Elif Eiralp, possibly becoming the head of the government. Berlin's parliament consists of 158 seats, requiring at least 80 seats for a majority to form a government. The Left holds 47 seats, the Christian Democratic Union 34, Alternative for Germany (AfD) 29, the Greens 26, and the Social Democratic Party 22. These results coincide with political shifts in two other German states, where the Alternative for Germany (AfD) won Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 38.3%, and the Christian Democratic Union recorded its lowest support since the founding of the republic, at around 4.9%.
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