Berlin news · 20 September 2026
Left Party wins Berlin election for the first time, SPD falls to historic low
Die Linke, led by Elif Eralp, finished first in the Berlin House of Representatives election on 20 September 2026, well ahead of the CDU, with the AfD third. The BSW failed to get into parliament.
CDU suffers heavy losses in Berlin, piling pressure on Chancellor Merz
The CDU's collapse in Berlin, and its losses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the same day, gives Chancellor Merz a breathing space that could still prove costly, according to a Tagesspiegel commentary.