Yes. According to the provisional result reported by Germany’s public broadcaster ARD/tagesschau on September 21, 2026, Die Linke won Berlin’s Abgeordnetenhaus (state parliament) election with 25.7% of the vote—more than doubling its 12.2% share from 2023 and posting its best Berlin result on record. Spitzenkandidatin Elif Eralp led the campaign with a focus on housing and a rent cap.
The CDU finished second at 18.8%, the AfD third at 16.3%, the Greens fourth at 14.3%, and the SPD fifth at 12.1% (its worst Berlin result). The previous CDU–SPD coalition cannot continue on these numbers. A Linke–Greens–SPD majority is mathematically possible, though negotiations may hinge on Die Linke’s push to socialize large private housing companies.
Source: Vorläufiges Ergebnis: Linke ist klare Gewinnerin der Berlin-Wahl — tagesschau.de