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New Party Proposes More Pensions, Fewer Weapons to Combat AfD

Discover the new political party in Germany that aims to tackle issues such as inequality and military spending, proposing to increase pensions and reduce ...

Top News · Jan 27, 2024

‘Will we leave things to the fascists?’: the activist aiming to revive Germany’s far-left party

Carola Rackete, who made her name defying Italy’s far right, is set to lead Die Linke party into European elections in June

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024

Can Europe’s new ‘conservative left’ persuade voters to abandon the far right?

Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party aims to transform German politics – but like its peers across western Europe, it may struggle, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024

Prominent German leftist to launch a new party that could eat into far-right's support

A prominent German leftist politician has launched plans to form a new party that some observers think could take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

Germany’s Die Linke party closer to splitting after co-chair resigns

Dietmar Bartsch’s departure comes days after his co-chair of the leftwing party, Amira Mohamed Ali, resigned

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023

Commentary: It’s not Ukraine’s ‘peace for our time’ moment

Suddenly — or perhaps not so suddenly, after a year of this century’s bloodiest fighting — peace in Ukraine is being talked up by the most diverse actors. But since any peace deal at this point would require territorial concessions from Ukraine, only a string of decisive — and utterly…

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine

About 13,000 people gather at Brandenburg Gate, as demonstrations also take place in other German cities

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

Thousands join Berlin rally calling for Ukraine peace talks

Thousands of people have protested in Berlin to condemn Germany’s supply of arms to Ukraine and call for peace talks to end the war

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Protest in Berlin over arming Ukraine against Russia draws thousands

A demonstration against supplying Ukraine with weapons for war with Russia attracted 10,000 people on Saturday, drawing criticism from top German government officials and a large police presence to maintain order.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2023

Leaders of German left condemn ‘peace rally’ over far-right involvement

Renegade former leader of Die Linke among organisers of rally opposing western weapons exports to Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023