Why socialism is making a surprise comeback in Germany | Berlin Briefing Podcast
May 16, 2025
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as posted by the channelWhile the far-right AfD has seized global attention, the far left of German politics is also making gains. The Left Party was the #1 choice for first-time voters in the recent elections, gaining support with a bold program of tax increases for the rich, a pacifist foreign policy, and the most pro-immigration platform of any German party. Now an accident of history has given it a crucial role in shaping the country’s political future. Why are so many young voters drawn to this agenda? How did the Left Party transform from its roots in communist East Germany to Gen Z magnet today? And why did it help its political nemesis Friedrich Merz
become chancellor? DW’s Richard Walker unpacks this party and its potential with Matthew Moore and Bernd Riegert from the DW politics team.
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Matthew’s full interview with Left Co-Leader Ines Schwerdtner
Germany’s Left Party is flying high by DW’s Marcel Fürstenau
Guide to Germany’s political parties by DW’s Rina Goldenberg
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Berlin Briefing on the BSW party, which broke away from the Left
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