Election in Berlin: Who is Elif Eralp?
Elif Eralp led the Berlin Left through the election campaign. And her party has clearly won according to the current data. What does the politician stand for? And what are her goals?
Elif Eralp, the Left party's top candidate, led her party through the Berlin election campaign with the goal of becoming the city's first female leader with Turkish roots. Born in Munich in 1981, Eralp has a background in law and has been involved in politics since childhood, inspired by her parents who fled Turkey as socialists.
As a politician, she has focused on social issues such as high rents and living costs, vowing to make Berlin affordable for all and to take on large housing companies. Eralp's party, the Left, needs to form a coalition with the Greens and SPD to participate in the government.
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