A familiar old face, Gysi had been the party’s leading media figure back in the 2000s, when the reformed former ruling party of East Germany merged with a left-wing split from the Social Democrats to form Die Linke. Winning 8.8 percent is nothing to ...
EXCLUSIVE: The Express went to Germany to investigate the resurgence of a hateful ideology most thought had been confined to the past.
Germany's Left Party will vote against a special fund for increased military spending in the next legislature, party leader Ines Schwerdtner said on Tuesday.
Young workers and students who want to fight against fascism, militarism and social cuts need a clear understanding of the Left Party, which plays a key role in implementing social cuts and the deportation of refugees,
The resurgence of the far-left Left Party, as well as a historic result for the far-right AfD, demonstrates growing support for the extremes as the outlook for Europe's largest economy darkens and the arrival of millions of migrants polarises society.
Buoyed by an effective grassroots campaign and a youth vote in its favor, the radical left-wing party almost doubled its score in the elections.
Struggling a month ago, the Die Linke party surged into Parliament by riding a backlash against conservative immigration policy.
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election.
Germany is home to the largest number of asylum seekers among the EU member states. But a growing political shift to the right has put increasing pressure on these new arrivals – and those who
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