Infratest dimap
RBB Brandenburg aktuell
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RBB Brandenburg aktuell
1155 respondents
The next General Election in Berlin takes place in 125 days.
Based on the Infratest dimap projection, the incumbent governing parties would currently secure 37.7% of the parliamentary seats.
According to the latest national poll in Berlin by Infratest dimap, CDU leads with 19%. They are followed by AfD: 18%, Grüne: 18%, Die Linke: 18%, SPD: 14%, BSW: 3% and FDP: 3%. Other parties secure 7% of the votes.
Infratest dimap achieved a PolitPro Score of 84 out of 100.
On average, Infratest dimap's figures deviate by 1.6 percentage points between their final pre-election polls and actual election results.
The electoral threshold for the Berlin election is 5%.
According to Infratest dimap data, 5 parties are projected to surpass the electoral threshold and enter the Berlin parliament: CDU with 28 representatives, AfD with 27 representatives, Grüne with 27 representatives, Die Linke with 27 representatives and SPD with 21 representatives.
Berlin's House of Representatives (Abgeordnetenhaus) elections utilize a personalized proportional representation system. Following the irregularities of the 2021 botched election and the subsequent 2023 repeat election, electoral organization faces intense scrutiny. The system involves first votes for direct constituency candidates and second votes for party lists at the district or state level, supplemented by compensatory seats to maintain overall proportionality.
Berlin enforces a five-percent electoral threshold, but with a critical basic mandate clause: a party securing at least one direct mandate gains entry to the Abgeordnetenhaus, its representation then reflecting its full second-vote share. In a city characterized by numerous fiercely contested neighborhoods (Kieze), this provision offers a vital safeguard for smaller parties with strong local bases.
Berlin has earned a reputation as a laboratory for coalition governments. The city has experimented with a wide array of alliances, from Red-Red-Green (SPD-Left-Greens) to the current Grand Coalition (CDU-SPD). The metropolis's inherent political fragmentation frequently mandates protracted negotiations to unify the diverse interests of its varied districts and social milieus within the Senate.