Central Council of Jews voices concern over Berlin Left Party election result
Josef Schuster urges SPD and Greens to avoid coalition with a party he says tolerates antisemitism.
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Central Council of Jews voices concern over Berlin Left Party election result
Photograph: Handelsblatt (embedded from source)
What this story says
- The Central Council of Jews is concerned about the Left Party's expected election win in Berlin.
- President Josef Schuster said the party has repeatedly engaged in antisemitic behaviour during the campaign.
- Schuster appealed to the SPD and Greens not to form a government with the Left Party.
- A leading clan member attended a Left Party election event, prompting calls for clarity before any coalition.
Who covered it
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Trust
62/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
12/100
13 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The Central Council of Jews has voiced concern regarding the anticipated election victory of the Left Party in Berlin. Central Council President Josef Schuster stated that the party has repeatedly engaged in antisemitic actions during the election campaign. He appealed to the SPD and the Greens not to form a government with the Left Party.
Disagreement on party ties to clan member
Reports differ on the Left Party's connection to a leading clan member who attended one of their election parties. The Left Party in Berlin-Neukölln stated that the individual, identified as Issa Remmo, was not invited and that the party has no political or personal ties to him. They described the event as public, accessible to uninvited guests. However, Berlin mayor Kai Wegner called the appearance a "disturbing signal" and Greens leader Nina Stahr said clarity was needed before government formation, indicating a need for the Left to address the incident.
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the specific details of the antisemitic border crossings cited by Central Council President Josef Schuster, such as calls for the death of people or incitement to the Intifada, which were detailed in the Handelsblatt full report and the RN digest.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 20 Sept 2026, 19:30, and will add the sides that appear.
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Ein bekanntes Clan-Mitglied war am Abend auf einer Wahlparty der Linken. (Symbolbild) Foto: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
saarbruecker-zeitung.de — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports highlighted the Central Council of Jews' concern over the Left Party's election results in Berlin. They noted President Josef Schuster's statement that the party lacks credibility in fighting antisemitism and his appeal to the SPD and Greens to avoid a coalition. The centre-rated reports also focused on the attendance of a clan member, Issa Remmo, at a Left Party election event in Neukölln. They included statements from Berlin mayor Kai Wegner describing the appearance as a "disturbing signal" and from Greens leader Nina Stahr demanding clarity from the Left Party before any government formation.
Right
2 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on Central Council of Jews President Josef Schuster's concern about the Left Party's election outcome in Berlin. They stated Schuster's view that the party has no credibility in combating antisemitism and his call for the SPD and Greens not to form a government with them. The reports also mentioned Schuster's statement that the party had repeatedly engaged in antisemitic border crossings during the campaign, including calls for the death of people and incitement to the Intifada.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Central Council of Jews voices concern over Berlin Left Party election…?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 67% are rated centre, 33% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Central Council of Jews voices concern over Berlin Left Party election… left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Central Council of Jews voices concern over Berlin Left Party election… biased?
- Central Council of Jews voices concern over Berlin Left Party election result is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Central Council of Jews voices concern over Berlin Left Party election…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Central Council of Jews voices concern over Berlin Left Party election…?
- 13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why is the Central Council of Jews concerned about the Left Party's election result in Berlin?
- The Central Council of Jews is concerned because President Josef Schuster stated the Left Party has repeatedly engaged in antisemitic actions during the election campaign and lacks credibility in fighting antisemitism. He urged other parties not to form a government with them.
- What is the issue with the clan member attending the Left Party election event?
- A leading clan member, Issa Remmo, attended a Left Party election event. Berlin mayor Kai Wegner called this a "disturbing signal," and Greens leader Nina Stahr stated that clarity is needed from the Left Party regarding this incident before any government formation can proceed.
- What did Josef Schuster ask the SPD and Greens to do?
- Central Council President Josef Schuster appealed to the SPD and the Greens not to help the Left Party into the Rotes Rathaus, which is the seat of the Berlin government. He believes the Left Party tolerates antisemitism within its ranks.
Read it at the source
13 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
4- Election in Berlin: Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens stern.de in a new tab)
- Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens wz.de in a new tab)
- Election in Berlin: Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens volksfreund.de in a new tab)
volksfreund.de — is volksfreund.de biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Election in Berlin: Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens saarbruecker-zeitung.de in a new tab)
saarbruecker-zeitung.de — is saarbruecker-zeitung.de biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
2Not rated
7- Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens mainwelle.de in a new tab)
mainwelle.de — is mainwelle.de biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens op-online.de in a new tab)
op-online.de — is op-online.de biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens bbv-net.de in a new tab)
bbv-net.de — is bbv-net.de biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens RN in a new tab)
- Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens onetz.de in a new tab)
- Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens nordbayern.de in a new tab)
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- Central Council of Jews Concerned About Election Results of the Left (opens noz.de in a new tab)
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