Overview
- The change to the Berlin street law that allows poster hang‑up from Sunday at 12:00 led parties and volunteers to place thousands of posters across the city on Sunday, marking the start of the campaign's visible ‘hot phase’.
- Seven main parties plan roughly a quarter‑million posters in total with party counts publicized by local branches, including the SPD at about 73,000 and the CDU at more than 60,000.
- Ordnungsämter warned that early placements violate the rules and can trigger fines and removal, and reporting shows several early or contractor‑caused postings were taken down after being spotted.
- The Treptow‑Köpenick district has dropped its attempt to impose a numeric cap on posters for the September election after legal disagreements with the Senatsverwaltung and the absence of the state arbitration body (Einigungsstelle).
- The rollout has produced tensions on the streets, including vandalism and an incident involving pepper spray that the police investigated, and officials expect enforcement disputes and legal debate to continue as the campaign proceeds.