Social Democrats and Greens break off talks with The Left for a three-party coalition in Berlin

United States President Donald Trump stated that retaining the Senate will prove as difficult for Republicans as keeping the House of Representatives during the upcoming midterm legislative elections scheduled for November 3. The remarks were made to reporters when questioned about the electoral outlook.

Separately in Spanish politics, the Political Council of UPN approved an agreement on October 13 in Pamplona to run in a coalition with the PP for the general elections on November 29, following a pact between the two parties, according to an EFE report.