After the election in Berlin: Left Party, Greens and SPD close to agreement on exploratory talks
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Berlin’s Left, Greens and SPD reportedly near exploratory talksAfter the September 20 election, the three parties reportedly agreed on measures for handling antisemitic incidents, dpa says.
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- After the third round on Wednesday, the parties announced no agreement; on Thursday, they want to continue talks and provide an update.
- According to dpa, citing party circles, they agreed on measures for antisemitic incidents, potentially removing a central obstacle.
- The Greens and SPD had made fundamental clarification of antisemitism-related issues a prerequisite for exploratory talks.
- The Left won 25.7 percent on September 20, becoming the strongest party; the outgoing CDU-SPD coalition lost its majority.
I am neither criminal nor do I support organized crime.— Ferat Koçak, Neukölln Bundestag member from The Left, stated on X in response to reports about his messages with a son of an organized crime clan; he later announced he would resign from the Bundestag's Interior Committee.
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- That evening, the parties agreed that their joint declaration on addressing antisemitism would remain in force.
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