On October 19, 2026, the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Greens announced they would enter coalition negotiations with the Linke party, as decided by the SPD's local executive board. The Linke party is scheduled to hold its internal meeting on October 31st. Chancellor Friedrich Merz also marked the same day by calling for investments in Germany and signing a cooperation agreement with Nvidia for AI development.
The coalition talks aim to form a red-green-red government, with a focus on expropriating large real estate companies. The parties have also agreed on a joint statement combating antisemitism, which would be included in the final coalition agreement if a government is formed.
Werner Graf of the Greens stated that their party succeeded in securing many green successes into the preliminary sondierungspapier. Bettina König and Steffen Krach of the SPD noted they had successfully brought many SPD positions into the negotiations and intend to continue that momentum into the coalition talks.
Werner Graf of the Greens stated that their party succeeded in securing many green successes into the preliminary sondierungspapier.
All parties maintain neutral stances in the ongoing discussions, including the SPD, the Greens, the Linke, and Chancellor Merz.