Far-left leader pushing to lead Berlin says city has voted for change
By James Mackenzie BERLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The far-left leader pushing to take over as mayor of Berlin promised on Monday to tackle unaffordable rents in the German capital, but faced early pressure to take action over accusations of antisemitism in parts of the local party. Elif Eralp led the Left Party to their best result in Berlin where they displaced Chancellor Friedrich Merz's…
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- Far-left Elif Eralp set to become Berlin mayor, as her Die Linke party comes top in elections timesofisrael.com
- Die Linke wins historic Berlin election as CDU support collapses iamexpat.dedie-linke-wins-historic-berlin-election-as-cdu-support-collapses
