German Socialist Left Party High Flying High | world News

For months, the Socialist Left Party is rubbing its eyes in the astonishment: it won the unpredictable 8.8%in the federal election in February, the result of almost doubled in 2021. Since then, the opinion poll has put it at about 10%, almost equal to environmental greens (11%).A brief flashback: In late 2024, the pole placed the party below the five percent limit required for representation in Bundestag.The new Bundestag now has 64 MPs at the Left Party and still has to use for its amazing success.This is especially true for the parliamentary group for 51 new people. Its parliamentary leader is Christian Gork, one of the old hands. The 62 -year -old is happy with his new team.“We are great people in this new parliamentary group. They all bring a large amount to the table and now we want to convert it into parliamentary activities,” he said in an interview with DW.A sense of optimismThe party’s leadership is assured that this feeling of optimism will also be felt at the National Party Conference in Chemnitz, Eastern state Saxony, which begins on Friday. Jana Van Akain said, “We want to decide on a strategic plan how the leftists will behave in the next three or four years,” said Jana Van Acne, who has been co-head of the party with INES SCWERDTNER since October 2024.One of the main subjects for debate will be an affordable accommodation. The left party wants to push for a nationwide rented cap. It focused on the issue during the federal election campaign and was particularly successful with young people. At 25%, the party was the most successful with the age group of 18 to 24 at the equilibrium with a distant option for Germany (AFD).Left and pacifism“The leftist and a party of peace will remain, especially in the time of increasing military,” reads the main proposal for the conference. “As a party, we stand unconditionally unconditionally for the protection of people suffering from international law and wars of this world.”In the future, however, the party wants to be more vocal with its own proposals for diplomatic solutions. This is particularly true in relation to the aggression of Russia’s war against Ukraine. “Elections suggest that two of the three respondents want conversations and a ceasefire,” Van Akain told DW. “We are not getting through political decisions because they will talk about the delivery of further weapons instead of negotiating with Russia.”Van Acain accused Western countries of “military tunnel vision” and repeatedly said what he sees as a serious diplomatic initiative. “We need to bring China to the board and the countries with which we and the Russian rule have good relations, that is, Brazil and South Africa,” he said.Van Akain is a former United Nations (United Nations) biological weapon inspector and is convinced that this war cannot be won military. He said, “Arabs have not brought us a step of peace in the Arabs,” he argued, while calling for strong sanctions against Russia, especially in the energy sector. By the time President Vladimir Putin can export liquid gas and oil, Russia’s war chest will be filled continuously, so it should finally stop, van Akain demanded.Left party membership almost doubledControversial debate is expected at the party conference at Chemnitz. After the departure of former left party icon Sahra Wagenknecht, the days of continuous biting are over. The Sahara Wagoncate Alliance (BSW), which he established in 2024 and named after it, failed the Bundestag elections.Meanwhile, the Left party has almost doubled its membership to 112,000 since the end of 2024.Its new confidence is also reflected on the political platform. Although the leftist party is the smallest parliamentary group in Bundestag, its influence in Parliament increases. The best example of this was the election of the new Federal Chancellor Frederick Merz on 6 May. Christian Democrats decreased by the required majority in the first round.On the same day, two-thirds of MPs had to vote in favor, to enable another vote. The CDU/CSU parliamentary group of Mars also had to interact with the Left Party, although the conservatives have long refused to cooperate with it.