Which party fits your views?

Twelve statements, two for each of the six themes. Say whether you agree, disagree, or feel neutral, or skip. Your answers are compared with how each of the 17 parties positions itself in its own Berlin programme.

Housing & rent
Berlin should cap or freeze rents (a Mietendeckel), and socialise large private housing companies as the 2021 referendum demanded.
1Berlin should cap or freeze rents (a Mietendeckel), and socialise large private housing companies as the 2021 referendum demanded.
The priority should be building faster with less regulation and helping people buy their own home, rather than new rent controls.
2The priority should be building faster with less regulation and helping people buy their own home, rather than new rent controls.
Transport & mobility
Public transport in Berlin should become free of charge (or fares frozen), paid for from public funds.
3Public transport in Berlin should become free of charge (or fares frozen), paid for from public funds.
Car traffic should not be restricted further: keep lanes and parking, finish the A100 motorway extension, no city-wide 30 km/h.
4Car traffic should not be restricted further: keep lanes and parking, finish the A100 motorway extension, no city-wide 30 km/h.
Migration & participation
Deportations of people without a right to stay should be enforced more strictly, and irregular migration limited.
5Deportations of people without a right to stay should be enforced more strictly, and irregular migration limited.
Long-term residents without German citizenship should get the vote in Berlin elections, and naturalisation should be made easier.
6Long-term residents without German citizenship should get the vote in Berlin elections, and naturalisation should be made easier.
Safety
Berlin needs more police officers and a more visible police presence, including new local police stations.
7Berlin needs more police officers and a more visible police presence, including new local police stations.
Video surveillance, including AI-assisted systems, should be expanded at crime hotspots and in public transport.
8Video surveillance, including AI-assisted systems, should be expanded at crime hotspots and in public transport.
Climate & energy
Berlin should become climate-neutral by 2040 or earlier — faster than the current 2045 target.
9Berlin should become climate-neutral by 2040 or earlier — faster than the current 2045 target.
Solar panels should be mandatory on suitable roofs, starting with public buildings.
10Solar panels should be mandatory on suitable roofs, starting with public buildings.
Education
Berlin should keep its tiered school system with the Gymnasium, rather than moving towards comprehensive schools for all.
11Berlin should keep its tiered school system with the Gymnasium, rather than moving towards comprehensive schools for all.
Children should attend a compulsory pre-school year with language tests before starting school.
12Children should attend a compulsory pre-school year with language tests before starting school.

0 of 12 answered

How this works

The statements are neutrally worded versions of questions in this Berlin election debate, independent of the Wahl-O-Mat’s theses.
Each party is coded per statement from the chapter of its own programme shown on the Berlin-agenda page: agree, disagree, mixed, or not addressed. A party is only scored on statements it addresses: the result says “based on n of 12”.
Scoring is simple and identical for every party: same answer 1 point, one side neutral ½ point, opposite 0. Ties keep the official ballot order.
This is a rough orientation from one reading of each programme, not advice. Some parties have no 2026 Berlin manifesto; they appear with “not addressed”.
Summaries written 2026-09-11 in neutral wording from the documents linked in each row. They are not the parties’ own texts.

The official Wahl-O-Mat, with 38 theses answered by the parties themselves, is the more thorough tool. Wahl-O-Mat ↗

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