Evers Takes Over Berlin CDU Faction – Eyeing SPD and Greens

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Die CDU-Fraktion im Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus has a new chairman: Finance Senator Evers takes over the faction leadership. That puts a sitting member of the Senate at the top of Berlin's CDU.

The vote comes at a moment when Berlin is still sounding out possible coalitions. Evers is already sending early signals about where the CDU could go – and where (not yet).

What does Evers say about a coalition?

Open, but not at any price: Evers signals he is fundamentally willing to govern with the SPD and Greens in Berlin. However, he sets a clear order – first the Left, then SPD and Greens.

He is open to a coalition with the SPD and the Greens – but first he wants to wait for the Left Party's exploratory talks.

For the CDU that means: positioning itself as a possible partner – without overtaking the Left Party's ongoing process.

What happens next in Berlin?

With Evers at the head of the faction, the CDU will speak with one voice that brings administrative experience from the current Senate. Which coalition ultimately ends up running the capital depends on the outcome of the ongoing exploratory talks.