SPD, Greens and Left Party agree to begin coalition talks in Berlin

BERLIN, GERMANY - OCT. 17, 2026: Elif Eralp, chair of the Left Party parliamentary group in the Berlin House of Representatives; Werner Graf, co-chair of the Greens parliamentary group; and Steffen Krach, chair of the SPD parliamentary group, deliver a joint statement following exploratory coalition talks in Berlin, Germany, on October 17, 2026.

The SPD, Greens and Left Party agreed to begin formal coalition negotiations and presented a joint exploratory paper outlining key points agreed upon during preliminary discussions.