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A leftwing victory in Berlin shows people want freedom, and liberals cannot deliver it | Eva von Redecker

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Die Linke’s surge was propelled by a compelling promise: for voters to have the freedom to stay in their city. This is how to fight back against the far right, says writer and philosopher Eva von Redecker

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Section: Opinion
By: Eva von Redecker
Published: Sep 29, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC
Updated: Sep 29, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC

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Die Linke

Political party in Germany

Die Linke, also known as the Left Party, is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The party was founded in 2007 as the result of the merger of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative. Through the PDS, the party is the direct descendant of the Marxist–Leninist ruling party of former East Germany, the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). Since June 2026, Die Linke's co-chairpersons have been Ines Schwerdtner and Luigi Pantisano.

Berlin

Capital and largest city of Germany

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union (EU). The metropolis is also one of the states of Germany, being the third-smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, bordering Brandenburg's capital Potsdam to the southwest. The urban area of Berlin has a population of 4.5 million, making it the second most populous in Germany after the Ruhr.

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