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Interior Minister Dobrindt could be in legal trouble after he seemed to accuse the Left's Elif Eralp of antisemitism. Domestic intelligence has warned on research cooperation with China. DW has more.
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.
The Left party, led by Turkish-origin Elif Eralp, won Berlin, offering a contrast to the far right's wins in the east.
Eif Eralp, of Turkish origin, will need to agree a coalition with the Greens and the SPD
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.
Victory in Berlin signals that Germany continues to be liberal, that, despite the far right's rise, experts say.
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.
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.
Two Länder vote in Germany this 20 September. Among the list leaders, Elif Eralp, who made the rent cap his main battle horse.
