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| '''The Left''' ({{lang-de|Die Linke}} or {{lang|de|''DIE LINKE.''}}) is a ] that came into being on ] ]as a merger of ] (previously known as the ], the governing party of the former ]) and ]. Its leaders are ] and ]. | '''The Left''' ({{lang-de|Die Linke}} or {{lang|de|''DIE LINKE.''}}) is a ] that came into being on ] ] as a merger of ] (previously known as the ], the governing party of the former ]) and ]. Its leaders are ] and ]. | ||
| As of June 2007, the party has 71,800 members (60,300 came from PDS and 11,500 from WASG), making it the fourth largest political party in Germany . In the first week after the unification, there were about 2,500 new members. The party is also represented in the ], where it is the fourth largest faction (of five represented), holding 8.8% of the seats. | As of June 2007, the party has 71,800 members (60,300 came from PDS and 11,500 from WASG), making it the fourth largest political party in Germany . In the first week after the unification, there were about 2,500 new members. The party is also represented in the ], where it is the fourth largest faction (of five represented), holding 8.8% of the seats. | ||
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Template:Infobox German Political Party The Left (Template:Lang-de or Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a German political party that came into being on 16 June 2007 as a merger of The Left Party.PDS (previously known as the SED, the governing party of the former German Democratic Republic) and Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative. Its leaders are Oskar Lafontaine and Lothar Bisky.
As of June 2007, the party has 71,800 members (60,300 came from PDS and 11,500 from WASG), making it the fourth largest political party in Germany . In the first week after the unification, there were about 2,500 new members. The party is also represented in the Bundestag, where it is the fourth largest faction (of five represented), holding 8.8% of the seats.
Internationally, The Left is a member of the European Left alliance of parties and is the largest party in the European United Left/Nordic Green Left group in the European Parliament.
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External links
- Die-Linke.de (in German)
- Programmatic Points (in English - 500 KB PDF)
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| Represented in the Bundestag (733 seats) | |||||||
| Represented in the European Parliament (96 seats for Germany) |
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| Represented in the 16 state parliaments (1,893 seats) |
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