SPD, Greens and The Left reached an agreement to combat anti-Semitism in Berlin, a condition imposed by centrist formations to negotiate a tripartite government in the region. The joint communiqué states that Israel’s right to existence is “unnegotiable”.
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08/10/2026
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Lusa
Othe German parties SPD and Verdes (center left) and The Left (radical) reached today an agreement to combat anti-Semitism in the city-state of Berlin, a condition imposed by the two centrist formations to negotiate a tripartite government in the region.
“ We protect the lives of Jews, strengthen social cohesion and work for peace and understanding,” the parties said in a joint communiqué announcing the agreement, which considers Israel’s right to exist to be “ingotten”.
Representatives and Members of the three political forces who do not comply with the agreed principles may face expulsion, the parties said, who have also committed themselves to maintaining a “clear distance” of people linked to organized crime.
The Left won the elections on 20 September, obtaining 25.7% of the votes and defeating the CDU (center-right), party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz who ruled the city-state.
A coalition agreement with the Greens and the SPD would allow his candidate, Elif Eralp, to become the first mayor of Berlin from the radical left, but the allegations of alleged anti-Semitism of the party complicated the negotiations.
The controversy intensified after a party party party on the night of the elections counted on the presence of the leader of an Arab clan — allegedly linked to organized crime — and of a pro-Palestine activist suspected of connecting to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (FPLP), classified as a terrorist group by the European Union.