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Sahra Wagenknecht

Sahra Wagenknecht was born in 1969 in Jena, East Germany, to a German mother and Iranian father. She has founded a party combining conservative social values with socialist economic values.

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Merkel Bundestag Debatte zum Kanzleretat 26.11.2014

Opposition rejects Merkel government victories

The leaders of Germany's opposition have taken aim at the oft-touted victories of Chancellor Merkel's government. The grand coalition is making bad decisions, which will harm Germany's future, they say.
November 26, 2014
Sahra Wagenknecht, Left party 8.10.2013

EU 'losing its resonance'

Left party politician Sahra Wagenknecht tells DW the EU must stop cozying up to corporations.
February 16, 2014
Frank-Walter Steinmeier Foto: Martin Schutt dpa

Left picks Gysi for Bundestag

Getting to know the Bundestag
October 9, 20136 images
Die Vorsitzenden der Partei Die Linke, Bernd Riexinger (l-r) und Katja Kipping, und der Vorsitzende der Linke-Bundestagsfraktion Gregor Gysi reagieren am 22.09.2013 in Berlin auf die Ergebnisse der Bundestagswahl. Foto: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

Left out in the cold?

Germany's Left party made a strong showing at the polls in national elections, set to emerge as third strongest party in the Bundestag. But it is unlikely to be more than an opposition party.
September 22, 2013
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Interview: Sahra Wagenknecht

The Left Party candidate tells DW why she believes there's no chance of forming a left-wing government in Berlin. She also says Germany's strength in export is masking growing poverty in the country.
August 4, 201312:06 min
Oskar Lafontaine

Left party illness

The German Left party leader, Oscar Lafontaine, has announced he will have cancer treatment.
November 18, 2009