Berlin State Elections: Linke # of seats?
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Far-left Elif Eralp set to become Berlin mayor, as her Die Linke party comes top in elections
Far-left Elif Eralp set to become Berlin mayor, as her Die Linke party comes top in elections
Election Surprise in the German Capital: Left Party Leads, Berlin Without an Absolute Majority Preliminary results of the Berlin state parliament elections show a remarkable rise for the Left Party and a decline for centrist parties, with no party able to form a government without complex alliances. Party Ranking and Expected Seats (out of 159): The Left Party (Die Linke):
25.5% 47 seats (+13.3 points) Christian Democratic Union (CDU):
18.9% 35 seats (-9.3 points) Alternative for Germany (AfD):
16.1% 29 seats (+7 points - its highest percentage ever) By State) Greens (Grüne):
14.3% 26 seats (-4.1 points) Social Democrats (SPD):
12.1% 22 seats (-6.3 points) Government Formation Dilemma:
No party has secured an absolute majority (80 seats), necessitating difficult coalition negotiations to determine who will lead the capital.
Election Surprise in the German Capital: Left Party Leads, Berlin Without an Absolute Majority Preliminary results of the Berlin state parliament elections show a remarkable rise for the Left Party and a decline for centrist parties, with no party able to form a government without complex alliances. Party Ranking and Expected Seats (out of 159): The Left Party (Die Linke):
25.5% 47 seats (+13.3 points) Christian Democratic Union (CDU):
18.9% 35 seats (-9.3 points) Alternative for Germany (AfD):
16.1% 29 seats (+7 points - its highest percentage ever) By State) Greens (Grüne):
14.3% 26 seats (-4.1 points) Social Democrats (SPD):
12.1% 22 seats (-6.3 points) Government Formation Dilemma:
No party has secured an absolute majority (80 seats), necessitating difficult coalition negotiations to determine who will lead the capital.
Election Surprise in the German Capital: Left Party Leads, Berlin Without an Absolute Majority Preliminary results of the Berlin state parliament elections show a remarkable rise for the Left Party and a decline for centrist parties, with no party able to form a government without complex alliances. Party Ranking and Expected Seats (out of 159): The Left Party (Die Linke):
25.5% 47 seats (+13.3 points) Christian Democratic Union (CDU):
18.9% 35 seats (-9.3 points) Alternative for Germany (AfD):
16.1% 29 seats (+7 points - its highest percentage ever) By State) Greens (Grüne):
14.3% 26 seats (-4.1 points) Social Democrats (SPD):
12.1% 22 seats (-6.3 points) Government Formation Dilemma:
No party has secured an absolute majority (80 seats), necessitating difficult coalition negotiations to determine who will lead the capital.
Election Surprise in the German Capital: Left Party Leads, Berlin Without an Absolute Majority Preliminary results of the Berlin state parliament elections show a remarkable rise for the Left Party and a decline for centrist parties, with no party able to form a government without complex alliances. Party Ranking and Expected Seats (out of 159): The Left Party (Die Linke):
25.5% 47 seats (+13.3 points) Christian Democratic Union (CDU):
18.9% 35 seats (-9.3 points) Alternative for Germany (AfD):
16.1% 29 seats (+7 points - its highest percentage ever) By State) Greens (Grüne):
14.3% 26 seats (-4.1 points) Social Democrats (SPD):
12.1% 22 seats (-6.3 points) Government Formation Dilemma:
No party has secured an absolute majority (80 seats), necessitating difficult coalition negotiations to determine who will lead the capital.
Election Surprise in the German Capital: Left Party Leads, Berlin Without an Absolute Majority Preliminary results of the Berlin state parliament elections show a remarkable rise for the Left Party and a decline for centrist parties, with no party able to form a government without complex alliances. Party Ranking and Expected Seats (out of 159): The Left Party (Die Linke):
25.5% 47 seats (+13.3 points) Christian Democratic Union (CDU):
18.9% 35 seats (-9.3 points) Alternative for Germany (AfD):
16.1% 29 seats (+7 points - its highest percentage ever) By State) Greens (Grüne):
14.3% 26 seats (-4.1 points) Social Democrats (SPD):
12.1% 22 seats (-6.3 points) Government Formation Dilemma:
No party has secured an absolute majority (80 seats), necessitating difficult coalition negotiations to determine who will lead the capital.
Wahlen in Berlin: Wo die Linke 40 Prozent holt – Linksrutsch in den Bezirken
Preliminary vote counts show that the Left Party has become the largest party in the Berlin state parliament.
Preliminary vote counts show that the Left Party has become the largest party in the Berlin state parliament.
Preliminary vote counts show that the Left Party has become the largest party in the Berlin state parliament.
Reuters: The result, which almost doubled the Left Party's previous vote, could see Eralp elected as the first mayor of Berlin from the Left Party, which was formed from the former East German Communist Party after German reunification 36 years ago.
Reuters: The result, which almost doubled the Left Party's previous vote, could see Eralp elected as the first mayor of Berlin from the Left Party, which was formed from the former East German Communist Party after German reunification 36 years ago.
Reuters: The result, which almost doubled the Left Party's previous vote, could see Eralp elected as the first mayor of Berlin from the Left Party, which was formed from the former East German Communist Party after German reunification 36 years ago.
The Left Party of Germany won the state elections in Berlin, the country's capital, and the Alternative for Germany party won the state elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The Left Party of Germany won the state elections in Berlin, the country's capital, and the Alternative for Germany party won the state elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
What is this event about?
Parliamentary elections to elect the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin are scheduled to take place on September 20, 2026.
This market will resolve according to the number of seats won by the Linke party in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin as a result of this election.
This market will resolve according to the total number of seats officially attributed to the specified party as a result of the election. This includes all seats attributed to that party, regardless of whether they are won directly or allocated through party lists, compensatory mechanisms, or any other component of the applicable electoral system.
If the specified party contests the election as part of a joint candidate list with one or more parties, all seats won by the joint candidate list will be counted. If the specified party merges with another party prior to the election, all seats won by the resultant merged party, or any joint candidate list through which it contests the election, will be counted.
If the results of this election are not definitively known by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to the lowest range bracket.
This market's resolution will be based solely on the number of seats won by the specified party in this election.
This market will resolve based on the election results, as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the Election Office of Berlin (Landeswahlleiter Berlin https://www.berlin.de/wahlen/).