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Mood of crisis in Brandenburg: Four BSW MPs resign from the party!
Four BSW MPs in Brandenburg are leaving the party as the dispute over state media contracts and the coalition crisis continues.
Mood of crisis in Brandenburg: Four BSW MPs resign from the party!
Things are likely to rise in Brandenburg. On November 11, 2025, four members of the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) party announced that they were leaving the party. Those affected are Jouleen Gruhn, Melanie Matzies, Reinhard Simon and André von Ossowski. The background is a dispute over the new state media treaty, which is causing a stir within the parliamentary group. Despite their departure, the MPs want to remain non-party, but continue to support the government's work in the SPD-BSW coalition.
“There is something going on,” the MPs' concerns could be seen in their statement, as they expressed concerns about authoritarian tendencies and the decline in the democratic culture of discussion within the BSW. All of this is happening against the backdrop of a tense political situation: the SPD currently has 32 representatives and together with BSW the coalition has a total of 46 votes. The opposition, consisting of the CDU and AfD, only has 42 votes, so the coalition is theoretically stable, but the uncertainty about the consequences of the withdrawals remains. Tagesschau reports.
Crisis center media state contracts
What exactly is going on? The dispute over media treaties has heated up many minds. A motion of no confidence against the group leadership has already been announced, and the BSW is divided on the matter. While the majority are against the state treaties, there are also abstentions and votes for the reforms. Finance Minister Robert Crumbach approved the contracts last spring, but the BSW federal board rejected them at the beginning of November. This makes people sit up and take notice, especially since the SPD has declared that it wants to stick to the coalition despite the disunity in the BSW World reports.
Another highlight of this political unrest is the upcoming voting date in the Brandenburg state parliament, where the controversial state treaties will be voted on on November 19th and 20th. The SPD parliamentary group leader Björn Lüttmann expressed optimism that a solution could be found for the coalition, but warned of a repeat of the current turbulence.
Insights into faction dynamics
Within the BSW faction there is dissatisfaction with the group leadership and the transparency of the decisions. Apparently this could also jeopardize future cooperation models, because a week ago the BSW passed an internal resolution against the state contracts, while the CDU in the opposition is still acting as a stable supporter of the reforms.
Sahra Wagenknecht, the outgoing BSW federal chairwoman, has defended the rejection of the state contracts, but intends to maintain the coalition. “We have a lot to lose here,” one could summarize their point of view. Ultimately, there is a broad consensus that a healthy political culture can only thrive through cooperation.
It remains to be seen how this political situation will develop. The complexity of the situation could point to a longer discussion and highlights how fragile political alliances can be.
The developments in the state of Brandenburg are an exciting example of political dynamics and could also be significant beyond the state's borders. Let's stay tuned!