Skip to main content
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published • loading... • Updated

SPD to End Talks "Immediately": Merz Sees a Possible Left Alliance in Berlin "Loading" for the Federal Government

Summary by Der Tagesspiegel
The Federal Chancellor calls on the SPD and the Greens to end talks with the left in Berlin "immediately." He hopes that the SPD will come to its senses, said Merz. Heidi Reichinnek pleads for such an intervention "from the sideline."

9 Articles

Lean Left

Chancellor Merz intervenes in government formation talks in Berlin. He calls on the Social Democrats and the Greens not to cooperate with the Left Party, claiming it is “far-left.” The post Berlin: Merz tries to prevent “Die Linke” from forming a government – Calls for the talks to be terminated appeared first on in.gr.

·Greece
Read Full Article
Center

Berlin, 12 Oct (EFE).- The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called again this Monday on the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Greens to abandon the negotiations they have begun in Berlin with The Left, the winning formation of the last elections in the capital and to which the head of government considers extremist. «I repeat [...] The Merz entrance says that those who hold hands to the far right do not represent the CDU was fir…

Center

The Federal Chancellor calls on the SPD and the Greens to end talks with the left in Berlin "immediately." He hopes that the SPD will come to its senses, said Merz. Heidi Reichinnek pleads for such an intervention "from the sideline."

·Berlin, Germany
Read Full Article

Elif Eralp, co-chair of the Left Party's parliamentary group in the Berlin State Parliament, reacted to Prime Minister Friedrich Merz's opposition to forming a coalition with the Left Party. Eralp stated that common ground had been found in negotiations with the SPD and the Greens.

Read Full Article

Elif Eralp, co-chair of the Left Party's Berlin State Parliament group, said that Prime Minister Friedrich Merz's interference in government formation talks was unacceptable. Eralp stated that talks with the Greens and the SPD had been positive; however, Merz had opposed a coalition with the Left Party.

Read Full Article

After the criticism of CDU leader Friedrich Merz of the Left Party, CSU secretary-general Martin Huber also warned against a continuation of the exploratory talks between the left, the Greens and the SPD in Berlin. "A coalition with the Berlin left would be a moral and political catastrophe for our country." Huber stated: "It is completely clear: this anti-Semitic Clan coalition in Berlin must not exist," said Huber of the "Rheinische Post" (Tue…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

rnd.de broke the news in Germany on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal