Convicted German left-wing extremist Lina E. released early
According to the court, Lina E. "credibly renounced her former willingness to commit violence".
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Die Linke wants foreigners to vote for Parliament
The proposal lands in a country that hosts roughly 14 million foreign nationals, equivalent to about 17 per cent of the total population.
German leftist fury after CDU minister announces funding cuts to their NGO honey pot
Several left-wing NGOs have slammed Germany’s education minister Karin Prien (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) for planned funding cuts for a contentious “pro…
Anti-Semitism commissioner from German Left Party resigns
Brandenburg’s anti-Semitism commissioner has resigned from Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke) after escalating disputes over the party’s stance on Israel, warning…
Expensive Audi lands leader of German left-wing party in hot water
The leader of Germany’s left-wing Die Linke party, Heidi Reichinnek, has been accused of double standards after she was caught getting out of an Audi A8 limousine…
German left-wing MPs banned from parliament for waving Palestine flag
Four members of the Bundestag, the German parliament, have been banned from an ongoing session after waving a large Palestinian flag.
Germany’s Die Linke party calls for free beard removal for trans women
German left-wing party Die Linke is calling for taxpayers to pay for permanent beard removal for trans women in the State of Baden-Württemberg.
Germany’s Die Linke youth wing caught in anti-Semitism row
Linksjugend Frankfurt, the local chapter of the youth division of Germany's hard left Die Linke, has been vilified after tweeting on X that Jewish teenagers expelled…
German literature forum cancels author over article for ‘right-wing’ news site
A non-profit organisation in Berlin has erased the recording of a young German author’s reading from its website, after he casually revealed he had written an…
Germany’s Die Linke demands ‘heat holidays’ for workers
German left-wing party Die Linke has demanded a reduction in working hours when workplace temperatures rise above certain levels.
CDU splits over cooperation with hard-left Linke
Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) have split over the question of cooperating politically with the hard-left party Die Linke.
Germany’s CDU cozies up to left-wing Die Linke after Merz’s chancellorship election misstep
Germany’s Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has moved closer to the left-wing Die Linke party.
German left-wing extremist ‘Lina E’ given five-year jail sentence
A final verdict has been given in Germany against "Lina E", a violent left-wing extremist.
Majority of German Muslims choose left-wing parties in election, poll shows
Almost four in five German Muslim voters backed left-wing parties in the country's national election, a new survey has shown.
Hard-left in violent protests as AfD convention in Germany opens
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has held its party convention in Riesa, Saxony, where violent protests by hard-left demonstrators broke out.
Germany’s BSW lacks MEP numbers to form EP bloc
The BSW, which has ruled out joining the Left, will sit with the so-called Non-Inscrits
Strip failed asylum seekers of social benefits, demands Germany left-wing politician
Migrants who have their asylum claims rejected should not receive any social benefits, Germany's left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht said.
European Parliament Left group under threat as Germany’s Wagenknecht mulls forming rival
Germany politician Wagenknecht on February 20 told reporters she is considering abandoning plans to join the EP's Left parliamentary group in favour of founding…
Germany’s new left-wing firebrand Wagenknecht defends AfD and Orbán
Wagenknecht wants to convince AfD voters to give her their vote, because she disagrees with the party on economic and social policy
Ex-AfD members joining new German left-wing populists’ party ‘unimaginable’, says its chairwoman
Germany's newly formed left-wing populist party will not allow former Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) politicians to join it, the group's chairwoman Amira Mohamed…
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…
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.