Steffen Krach

Merz should get his own government and his party under control. That would help the country more.

— Steffen Krach (SPD), commenting on CDU Chancellor Friedrich Merz's warning about a possible left-wing coalition.

Ahmetovic wants full transparency.

— Holger Nitz, counsel for Adis Ahmetovic, said this, noting that the requested file inspection was initially refused.

I consider the equating of the Left party and the AfD absolutely wrong. The AfD fights democracy. Ahead of them stand three democratic parties.

— Steffen Krach (SPD), during a press conference about the agreement on antisemitism and possible coalition talks between The Left, the Greens, and the SPD

That in Left party chats there is talk that the party with the antisemitism agreement is 'obviously bowing to fascists', 'already in the pre-negotiations behaving like a lapdog', and labeling the document as 'a failure' and 'absolutely ludicrous' reveals a radicalism that has nothing to do with responsible governance in the German capital.

— Franziska Giffey, Berlin's Economy Senator, on the Left's antisemitism agreement and related chats; quoted in the Morgenpost article

Police everywhere, security nowhere.

— Left Party politician from Neukölln; context: remarks cited in the Neukölln Left faction information brochure about policing, clan crime, and protests (Palestine demos).

If 80 percent of Germans say that the reform package that was unveiled in early July is moving in the wrong direction and is currently unbalanced, then you can't stand there (...) and say that everything is right.

— Steffen Krach, Berlin SPD lead candidate and interim party chairman, in Deutschlandfunk; Context: reaction to the federal government's reform package.

That is not a question at all.

— Ines Schwerdtner, leader of The Left, in a Stern interview

We know from past years that Russia actively meddles in elections with disinformation campaigns, and it's no secret that the AfD is on a friendly course with Vladimir Putin. I would therefore not be surprised if the Kremlin now also provides backing to the Berlin AfD and tries to smear democratic politicians with targeted lies.

— Steffen Krach, SPD lead candidate, told Tagesspiegel about disinformation campaigns and Russian influence in elections

You shouldn't have to retire only when your body is breaking down.

— Anke Rehlinger, Saarland's state premier, said this in the context of the debate over scrapping the 'Rente mit 63'; she emphasizes that retirement should not be delayed until the body fails.