Ruling coalition in eastern German state collapses


FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) and Brandenburg State Premier Dietmar Woidke hold presents they received during their visit to the Maker Universe Project Studio of the Hasso-Plattner-Institute in Potsdam, Germany, October 14, 2025. Britta Pedersen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The centre-left ‌premier of the eastern German state of Brandenburg said on ‌Tuesday he would run a minority government pending talks to form ‌a new majority after the coalition with the far-left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) collapsed.

The political turbulence in Brandenburg, the region around the capital Berlin, is unlikely to have any immediate ‍impact on conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's national coalition.

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