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Questions tagged [berlin]

Questions related to the politics of Berlin, the capital city of Germany.

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Why would the SPD prefer a coalition where they are the junior partner to one where they are the largest party?

In the 2023 Berlin elections, the result for the largest parties was: Party Seats CDU 52 SPD 34 Greens 34 Left 22 (the SPD received 53 votes more than the Greens) 80 seats are needed for a ...
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Why did Berlin freeze the rent prices as opposed to letting the market set the price?

This EuroNews article tells us about the Berlin freezing of rent prices: Berlin is freezing the rents of 1.5 million apartments for the next five years starting this Sunday in a controversial ...
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