Why the Left Party fears a repeat of the Berlin state elections

The Left Party in Germany opened its campaign for the February 12, 2023 Berlin state elections with several brief statements. The party is strengthening “social issues, social coexistence and ... Read More

Berlin state elections declared void – DW – 11/16/2022

Berlin's highest court has ordered new elections in the German capital, declaring that chaos in the 2021 vote violated election law. The Berlin mayor faces a neck-and-neck race to keep her office. Read More

Late-surging Left Party adds new wrinkle to Germany’s upcoming elections - Courthouse News Service

The Left Party's Martin Neise provides insight on campaigning to a group of organizers headed into Germany's 2025 elections. (Dave Braneck/Courthouse News) "When they called early elections we ... Read More

Repeat Election in Berlin Speaks to the ‘Chaos’ Many Residents Feel (Published 2023) - The New York Times

The disputed 2021 election was a win for the Social Democrats, the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which has been running Berlin’s government for 22 years.Franziska Giffey became the first ... Read More

The Left wins in Berlin for first time, SPD suffers historic defeat - MSN

The Left party scored a surprise victory in Berlin in Sunday's elections, securing 19.9% of votes after all ballots were counted. The hard-left party nearly doubled its support from the 2021 ... Read More

Germany's far-left party celebrates surprise comeback in elections - RFI

While the far-right representation in Germany's parliament doubled in size after weekend elections, the country's left wing also got a boost at the polls. With 8.5 percent of the vote, they easily ... Read More

Germany election results show far-right party set to win first state vote - CBS News

Germans could see change in political landscape as voting begins 00:33. The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country's east, and was set to ... Read More

What to Watch For in East German State Elections on Sunday

What to expect on Sunday and the weeks after? Voting booths are open in the two states from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. It will take a couple of hours after polls close to get dependable results ... Read More

A German far-right party wins its first state election - NPR

The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country's east, and was set to finish at least a very close second in a second vote, projections showed. Read More

Germany’s State Elections Are Likely to Reveal a Still-Divided Country - The New York Times

Closely watched elections in the former East Germany are likely to reveal a still-divided country and yield a worrying challenge to Berlin. Skip to content Skip to site index Europe ... Read More

East Germans Lean Toward Extremes in State Elections

And the party Die Linke, or The Left, the inheritor of the old Communist Party, was getting around 13.1 percent in Thuringia, where its current leader, Bodo Ramelow, is the prime minister, but ... Read More

The Left wins in Berlin for first time, SPD suffers historic defeat - Yahoo

The Left party scored a surprise victory in Berlin in Sunday's elections, securing 19.9% of votes after all ballots were counted. The hard-left party nearly doubled its support from the 2021 ... Read More