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- 1Far-left party wins Berlin election vowing to nationalise housing●Far-left party wins Berlin election, pledging to nationalise housing
A far-left party has won the election in Berlin, campaigning on a pledge to nationalise the city's housing stock. The result signals strong voter support for radical measures against the German capital's housing shortage and rising rents, and is expected to trigger debate over property expropriation both in Germany and across Europe.
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The Berlin SPD parliamentary group has new leadership, with Krach and Caglar elected as its chairs. The decision follows internal upheaval in the Berlin branch of the Social Democrats, and the change is being closely watched as the party seeks to stabilise its position in the capital's politics.
- 3Campaign calls for legalisation of up to 100,000 undocumented people in Berlin●Bis zu 100.000 papierlose Menschen leben in Berlin. Ein neues Linksbündnis müsse ihre Situation verbessern, fordert die
The campaign "Legalisierung Jetzt!" says up to 100,000 people live in Berlin without papers and is calling for a new left-wing alliance to improve their situation. The appeal, reported by taz, comes ahead of Berlin's election, with the campaign urging parties to commit to legalisation and better rights for undocumented residents.
- 4AI study of 1.4 million X posts on Berlin election●🗳️ Mithilfe von KI hat ein Team von der # TUBerlin und der @ unimainz 1,4 Millionen Postings auf der Plattform X zur Ber
A research team from TU Berlin and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz used artificial intelligence to analyse 1.4 million posts on X about the Berlin election. The goal was to test how political debates online can be structured and evaluated. Key findings show the AfD dominated the discourse, raising questions about the party's outsized presence in social media political debate.
- 5AfD near 44 percent in Saxony-Anhalt as Union threatens Berlin funding●Die AfD holt in Sachsen-Anhalt fast 44 Prozent, und die Union bleibt still. Die Linke gewinnt in Berlin, und plötzlich d
The AfD is polling at almost 44 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, while the Left won the repeat election in Berlin. In response, CDU/CSU-governed states are threatening to cut Berlin's share under the Länderfinanzausgleich, the German system of financial equalisation between federal states. Critics note Berlin is the only state facing such threats, calling it a reaction to democratic election results the Union dislikes.