Berlin election: "History written" - Will the Left now govern Berlin?
The Left is celebrating a historic result. It remains to be seen whether potential coalition partners will support the expropriation of real estate - and whether the party base even wants to govern.
The Left party in Berlin has achieved a historic election victory with around 25% of the vote, ahead of the CDU by 5% and the Greens by over 10%. This is the party's best result ever in a Berlin election. Elif Eralp, who could become the first mayor with German-Turkish roots, addressed a cheering crowd, saying "We have all done this together, all 19,000 of us."
The party has doubled its membership from 8,000 to over 19,000 in a year, and attributes its success to a focus on engaging with citizens through door-to-door conversations, phone calls, and neighborhood events.
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