It was formed after the 2014 Brandenburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left.

The election took place on 14 September 2014, and resulted in a slight decline for the SPD significant losses for The Left.

The BVB/FW won a direct constituency in Teltow-Fläming, which enabled them to bypass the 5% electoral threshold and win three seats with 2.7% of votes.

The SPD held exploratory talks with both the CDU and The Left before beginning negotiations to renew their coalition with the latter.

[3] Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 5 November, winning 47 votes out of 88 cast.