German firebrand launches left-wing rival to AfD
Named after herself, the long-rumoured Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has been billed as a major threat to the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party…
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Germany’s Die Linke group ‘will soon dissolve’: party defector
Germany's Die Linke parliamentary group will not last much longer, according to an MP who recently defected from the party.
German Left calls for the abolition of homework
Germany's hard Left Die Linke party has called for the complete abolition of homework in schools, much to the delight of nine-year-olds across the country.
Die Linke boss resigns amid infighting and dire poll results
Dietmar Bartsch, one of the two parliamentary co-leaders of the German Die Linke party, has announced he will resign before the end of September.
German hard-left party Die Linke looks set for self-destruction
The looming rift has been fuelled by the potential dawn of a new competitor formed by its ousted former leader Sahra Wagenknecht.
Germany’s Die Linke party puts NGO boat skipper in top spot for EU elections
Germany's left-leaning Die Linke (“the Left”) party has given the second spot on its European Parliament electoral list to Carlota Rackete, a migrant activist…
Fifty police wounded after weekend of far-left rioting in Germany
German police say 50 officers have been wounded after violent rioting erupted in Leipzig at the weekend.