About six weeks after the election, the new Berlin parliament met for the first time on Thursday. At the constituent session, lawmakers are deciding on several important personnel matters, including the election of the parliament's president. Tagesspiegel ↗
Die Linke, the strongest political force, has nominated its MP Hendrikje Klein for this post. Her election is considered very likely. If she succeeds, she will become the first politician from Die Linke to head the Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The session also includes further personnel decisions. One of them risks conflict, though further details have not yet been disclosed. A candidate from the far-right AfD party is also running for a post. In addition to the president, the parliament will therefore also decide on other positions and the composition of the legislature's bodies. Tagesspiegel ↗
The constituent session represents the first working step of the new parliament after the election. Its results will determine the leadership of the legislature and could influence the further course of negotiations between the parliamentary parties in Berlin.
New Berlin parliament holds its constituent session
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Sechs Wochen nach Wahl - Neues Abgeordnetenhaus in Berlin konstituiert sich
Deutschlandfunk
| 07:50 29.10.
Erste Sitzung: Abgeordnetenhaus entschiedet über wichtige Personalien
Tagesspiegel
| 04:32 29.10.
Berlin - Neues Abgeordnetenhaus konstituiert sich, auch AfD-Kandidat im Rennen
Deutschlandfunk
| 04:17 29.10.
Erste Sitzung: Neues Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus tagt erstmals
Tagesspiegel
| 03:32 29.10.
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