Politbarometer: 56 percent view a left-wing alliance in Berlin negatively
Only 26 percent see a red-green-red government in the capital positively. Meanwhile, the exploratory paper has not yet closed the multibillion-euro gap in Berlin's budget.
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A majority of Germans view a possible alliance of the SPD, the Greens and the Left in Berlin critically. In ZDF's Politbarometer survey, 56 percent rate a red-green-red state government negatively and 26 percent positively, Tagesspiegel reported. According to t-online, the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen polled 1,225 eligible voters by phone and online from October 20 to 22. In the same survey's national voting intention, the AfD stands at 26 percent, the CDU/CSU at 23, the SPD at 14, the Greens at 13, the Left at 11 and the FDP at 3 percent.
Financial questions also remain open. According to Tagesspiegel, the exploratory paper agreed by the Left, the Greens and the SPD does not yet close the expected gap of several billion euros in the state budget. Tax revenue is higher than expected, but Finance Senator Stefan Evers (CDU) called the situation "fragile." Under the agreement, the holdings of companies with "more than 10,000 apartments" are to be socialized; according to Tagesspiegel, around five companies would be affected.
The next dates are set: the new state parliament convenes on October 29. On the same day, the CDU has invited the Greens and the SPD to talks, including on a supplementary budget, according to Tagesspiegel; both parties stress these are not exploratory talks. The Left will decide on coalition negotiations at a state party congress on October 31.