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First New York, now Berlin: Why the left turn for major metropolises?

There's the inroads of the far right, but also the broader desire for change. Introducing Berlin's answer to Zohran Mamdani: Elif Eralp, who led the far-left Die Linke party's historic win in Sunday's municipal elections in Berlin. We ask if the 45-year-old daughter of Turkish political exiles can push through her promises of rent freezes and nationalisation of private real estate companies. Just like in New York last year, affordable housing was a hot-button issue. It didn't hurt that her party ran a social media-savvy campaign.

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Regional in Germany: Merz admits CDU defeat, AfD celebrates and Die Linke advances

The regional elections in Germany left the CDU of Friedrich Merz in crisis, after a historical setback that the Chancellor described as "disastrous" by not reaching the 5% threshold in some states. In contrast, the ultra-right of AfD celebrated unpublished victories: its leader Alice Weidel said the party is ready to become a decisive force in the country. Meanwhile, Die Linke was consolidated in Berlin, where his candidate Elif Eralp celebrated the triumph with a message of social change.

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Elif Eralp, the candidate who could become the first left-wing mayor in Berlin

Elif Eralp, the candidate of the left-wing Die Linke party in Berlin, promises more social justice and the expropriation of the big owners to lower the price of the houses. Born in Munich and the daughter of Turkish trade union parents who took refuge after the 1980 military coup d'état, Eralp could become the first mayor of the Turkish capital, a candidacy that arises in response to the rise of the extreme right. An important community of that community lives in Berlin.

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Who is Elif Eralp, leader of the radical left party "Die Linke"?

In Berlin, La Gauche is the leader of the regional elections with 25.3% of the votes, a first in this Land, due in part to the one who embodies the movement there, Elif Eralp. If it reached an agreement with the Social Democrats and the Greens, Die Linke's leader could become the first female mayor of the immigrant capital. In recent weeks, his approach and speech have been particularly convincing.

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Elections in Germany: Electoral disaster for CDU and Chancellor Friedrich Merz

The extreme right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is victorious on Sunday 20 September in regional elections in the Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the north-east of the country, while the radical left party, Die Linke, won a separate election in the capital Berlin. Both elections resulted in heavy losses for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Anne Salles, a lecturer in German studies at Sorbonne University, was the guest of FRANCE 24.

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AfD surges as Merz’s CDU suffers regional elections setback

Another electoral setback for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as his centre-right CDU performed poorly in two state elections on Sunday. Projections showed the party failing to enter the state parliament in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD came out on top, while the far-left Die Linke led the vote in Berlin. The AfD also made significant gains in both states, building on its recent victory in Saxony-Anhalt. Nick Rushworth reports.

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Elif Eralp could become first Left Party mayor in Berlin

One candidate has been making headlines in Berlin in recent weeks: Elif Eralp of the left-wing Die Linke party. Her campaign methods and rhetoric have drawn comparisons with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Anne Mailliet, Paul-Louis Godard and Leyla Sobler report.

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Regional elections in Germany: the left prevails in the capital

The extreme right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the elections on Sunday 20 September in the Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the north-eastern part of the country, although it was its worst election result since 1949, called "desaster" by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Left Party (Die Linke, radical left) is also at the head of a separate election in the capital, Berlin.

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Regional in Germany: far right progresses, historical defeat of conservatives

Friedrich Merz and his party, the CDU, recorded on Sunday what the German Chancellor called "desaster" in regional elections. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Conservative party failed to get elected to the regional assembly, failing to reach the 5% elimination bar, a first in the country's history since 1945. In Berlin, the radical left, Die Linke, is ahead of the Christian Democrats and is in a position to ravage their town hall.