The initial project kept the socialist leftist party over 8%, almost doubled in the last election in 2021, when he won only 4.9% of the votes.
Last year was a political sad for the Left Party: In January 2024, his former Parliamentary Group Leader, Sahara Wagonachat established his own party called his own, then he saw the representation of his European Union half 2.7%. The 2024 state election was a disaster, in which the party was with its traditional legs in East Germany. His only kingdom failed to hang in Premier Thuringia, while the party barely made it in Saxony’s state Parliament and was completely dropped from Brandenburg.
A little wonder some people believed that the Left party, which is known as Abandoned In German, there will be a lot of success in parliamentary elections on 23 February.
Pakhandi offshoot loses steam
During the last weeks of the campaign, it was rapidly likely that the Left party cleaned the 5% obstacle required to enter the Bundestag as the Renegade Sahara Wagoncate Alliance (BSW) lost support.
There is a possibility of shifts due to changes in party leadership last October, with John Vicor and Martin Shordevan replacing Jaan Van Aquen and Inner Shrewardner, who is invincible for the party’s stable loss in support.
The pair was only in the office in a few weeks when Chancellor Olaf Sholaz’s governing alliance collapsed, there was no confidence that it was called for the initial election. Now the coalition partner, neoliberal free Democrats (FDP), Center-Left Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Sholaz and environmentalist Green Party were undone to form a majority in Bundestag.
Fierce criticism of SPD and greens
In view of the collapse of the government last November, the Left Party quickly focused on social and economic policy in the election schedule, which was adopted at its party conference in January. They accuse the SPD and greens that nothing has been done in recent years to combat the increasing strength crisis.
The party’s co-leader Ines Schwerdtner told DW, “People realize that the Left party is reliably fighting for social issues, that no one else is doing so that we are only taking the rich. . “
To reduce poverty, it has proposed to abolish the value -added tax on basic foods, hygiene products and public transport tickets. Currently, up to 19% VAT is charged on the thesis item – what pay in the fifth consumer register.
Money tax to counter inequality
To finance the thesis plans, the party wants to increase state revenue with a graduate money tax: 1%for people in € 1 million, € 50 million to 5%and € 1 billion to 12%.
The party’s co-leader Jan Van Ekan told the conference-goal, “People working hard have created this extreme money.” “We have to bring it back so that we all can live well again.”
To allow Germany to borrow again, the leftist party wants to improve the debt brake contained in the constitution. Influenced by debt punctual obstacles, the party will spend an additional € 200 billion on the modernization of the collapse infrastructure. Financial sick companies will get state support in exchange for long -term job guarantee and collective agreements, in addition to agreening to hold their places in Germany.
Clear trend against far away rights
The party considers the distant option for Germany (AFD) as its main rival in the Bundestag elections.
“Not an inch for fascists,” Van Acne said at a recent conference in Berlin. “We always oppose the attempts to divide our society on the left and to instill against migrants.”
Van Ekan, a former UN biological weapon inspector, addressed Russia’s warts against Ukraine as a violation of international law.
“We are all against the war on the left and stand for peace,” he said, but made a difference below militarization and other possible routes to end the struggle. “We need more diplomacy in Ukraine, not more weapons. There will be no peace in Ukraine without freedom and democracy.”
Elderly for rescue
This article was the original published in German. It was first published on January 18, 2025 and was later updated to reflect news development.
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