The Left Party is pursuing a legal case regarding remarks made by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche to the Constitutional Court. This development may lead to further disputes within the coalition over working hours reforms. On October 5, 2026, it was reported that the Left Party is addressing a comment made by Reiche on the official Instagram account of her ministry, where she stated: "Antisemitism and expropriation endanger Germany and the economy." This comment references allegations that the Left Party has antisemitic ideologies and critiques its proposal to socialize apartments from corporate landlords to alleviate rising rents in Berlin.
Reiche reiterated her concerns about the Left Party during a visit to Ukraine, expressing in an interview with Bild that she feared a decline in national growth if a leftist coalition were to gain power in Berlin. She stated, "What the Left Party represents here in Berlin and the people that it represents is dangerous not only for Berlin but for our country."
The Berlin branch of the Left Party has accused the Christian Democrats (CDU), to which Reiche and Chancellor Friedrich Merz belong, of conducting a "large-scale campaign" against its candidate, Elif Eralp, who recently won state elections in Berlin. The Left Party has initiated legal action regarding similar statements made on CDU interior ministry websites in various states, arguing that official government channels should not be used to disparage another political party. While ministries in Saxony and Schleswig Holstein have retracted their statements, those in Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, and Hesse have not yet done so.
Additionally, Carsten Schneider, the environment minister from the Social Democrats (SPD), expressed approval of the number of households utilizing government subsidies for electric vehicles. The justice minister is also working on measures to assist victims of domestic violence in relocating away from their abusers.