Left Party leadership backs Eralp as candidate receives police protection
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The Left Party leadership has backed Elif Eralp ahead of a congress to decide on Berlin coalition talks with the Greens and SPD. The atmosphere is unusually heavy for a party gathering; Eralp is now under police protection following reports regarding a man she is said to fear.
On the national stage, Markus Söder is once again being viewed as a chancellor-in-waiting. The Bavarian premier is reportedly seeking new alliances in the East to revive his ambitions. In Brussels, the relationship between German conservatives remains frosty: Ursula von der Leyen reportedly cut off Friedrich Merz with a two-word dismissal during a recent encounter.
The domestic outlook is complicated by two new sets of figures. Government data shows antisemitic crimes by Islamists have reached record levels since the Hamas attacks, while Volkswagen has cancelled development of its ID. Golf to save money. A looming deal on the Renewable Energy Sources Act would abolish feed-in tariffs, a move municipal utilities warn will cost them billions.