According to Reuters report on the 23rd, in the elections held in Berlin, the capital of Germany, on Sunday, the left-wing party led the vote. After facing successive setbacks, the bid committee for the Berlin Olympics will hold a meeting to discuss whether to continue the city's Olympic bid.
The bidding team, including Berlin Mayor Wegner, Berlin Interior Senator Sprenger, and Berlin Olympic Affairs Commissioner Neeleman, will hold a meeting. It is said that this meeting has been scheduled for a long time.
The bid team does not rule out withdrawing their application before the special general meeting of the German Olympic Sports Association (DOSB) on the 26th. This meeting will select the candidate city for Germany to host the Olympics in 2036, 2040, and 2044.
On September 20th local time, state elections were held in Berlin, the capital of Germany. The Christian Democratic Party led by German Chancellor Merz suffered a devastating defeat.
preliminary statistics show that the left-wing party has doubled its support in Berlin, ranking first with 25.7% of the votes, marking the best performance it has ever achieved there. The Christian Democratic Party comes in second, with 18.8% of the votes, a decrease of 9.5 percentage points compared to the 2023 elections.
Reports indicate that due to strong opposition from left-wing parties, Berlin’s chances of bidding for the Olympics have been significantly weakened.
Expected to represent the left-wing party as the next mayor of Berlin, Eralp said she has "made it very clear" that the billions of euros spent on bidding for the Olympics and hosting events are "wasting taxpayers' money." She also believes that "Berlin will not benefit from this at all."
The Berlin Olympic Bid Committee consists of 20 members, representing the political, business, sports, civil society, and religious sectors. These members jointly wrote a letter to Ehrardt, requesting dialogue.
But Nirumand said that Eralp did not respond to this letter, nor did she accept any other invitations for conversation.
