Eralp calls for halt to Red-Green-Red government program

Exploratory talks yield partial success

The Left had previously held talks with the SPD and the Greens about possible cooperation following the Berlin election. Eralp said the exploratory talks had not resulted in a coalition agreement, but that there had been room for further cooperation. Substantive questions remained unresolved in the negotiations.

“We got very far in the talks, but there is not yet an agreement, and it is also not certain that we will reach one,” Eralp said before the meeting, according to “Der Spiegel.” The Left parliamentary group leader described the prospects for a further red-green-red coalition in Berlin as “not great.”

At the same time, Eralp pointed to the partial success of the exploratory talks. “Many of the party’s positions were able to be enforced in the exploratory talks,” she said. This wording supports her statement that the Left was able to assert several of its political positions during the negotiations.

According to “Tagesschau,” the Greens, for their part, want to hold a digital member survey on the matter. A party congress delegation is to decide on the result later. As a result, when it comes to a possible coalition program, the Greens’ internal approach remains subject to a higher body.

Greens to decide at party congress

Both parties have so far not ruled out possible cooperation. The coalition talks in Berlin are therefore not over. Eralp spoke of a “not final” stage in the negotiations and an uncertain situation in which further talks remained possible.

The debate touches on central questions of Berlin state policy. Alongside the issues already negotiated, it also concerns the public acceptance of such a configuration and security concerns that played a role in the “Der Spiegel” report. Before deciding on a joint program, those involved would need to clarify these questions.

Security debate weighs on the atmosphere

The names Elif Eralp and Emde were repeatedly mentioned in public disputes over the potential coalition. Eralp and other Left members support the Palestinian activist cited in the report. It was disputed whether the politician’s personal statements could endanger her family’s safety.

How the situation develops from here now also depends on the parties’ internal consultations. For the Greens, the decision on the member survey rests with the party congress. The Left, in turn, wants to avoid a red-green-red coalition, while Eralp simultaneously acknowledges a degree of success in the talks.