Significant political tensions are unfolding in the German state of Brandenburg and neighboring Thuringia, centered on coalition governance and budget approvals.Finance Minister Robert Crumbach faces internal conflict within the BSW parliamentary faction after Deputy faction leader Christian Dorst criticized his suitability as a faction member despite acknowledging his competence as finance minister.The Brandenburg State Parliament ratified the state reform treaty for public broadcasting with a 45-to-39 vote, aiming to modernize ARD, ZDF, and Deutschlandradio through reduced programming and greater cooperation while maintaining the public broadcasting fee at €18.36 per household.