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‘Hope’ rises in Berlin immigrant communities as Left wins amid AfD gains

The party won 25.7% of the vote, and Elif Eralp is poised to become Berlin’s first mayor with immigrant roots.

Summary by Al Jazeera
The Left party, led by Turkish-origin Elif Eralp, won Berlin, offering a contrast to the far right’s wins in the east.

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The electoral success of the Afd, the extreme right-wing populist party, victorious in Saxony Anhalt and Mecklenburg Pomerania Front in the local elections, has its roots in the malaise of the peoples of the two eastern Länder. People are impoverished by the neoliberal policies of Berlin, terrified of the future, hostile to the war adventure of chancellor Merz who promised to [...] The AfD article centers another vote, in Berlin wins the radical…

·Rome, Italy
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Left

Many initiatives welcome the election victory of the Left Party. They are now demanding affordable housing and greater commitment to climate, LGBTQ+ rights, and refugees.

·Berlin, Germany
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Al Jazeera broke the news in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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