Germany: Die Linke Under Pressure Before a Decisive Congress to Form a Left Coalition in Berlin
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The left vote on the opening of coalition negotiations with the Greens and the SPD at a party congress. The newsletter from the editor-in-chief.
The Berlin left decides today on the start of coalition negotiations with SPD and Greens. The party congress is overshadowed by anti-Semitism and a Spiegel report. By Frank Aischmann.
Fear for the family, dispute over anti-Semitism and protest from one's own ranks: Berlin's left is under pressure before the decisive coalition talks. But the party leader strengthens Elif Eralp's back – and fights.
Six weeks after the Berlin elections, marked by the success of the Left Party Die Linke, the formation of a coalition with environmentalists and social democrats remains uncertain. The preliminary discussions resulted in an agreement that Die Linke must approve at a congress on Saturday, October 31. But the party is faced with accusations of anti-Semitism in its ranks and internal tensions.
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The Berlin left-wing top lost control of its own party during the talks with SPD and Greens, for example in the anti-Semitism debate. Now the party congress decides on coalition negotiations.
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