The Left group (Bundestag)

The Left group
The Left group
Leader	Heidi Reichinnek; Sören Pellmann
Registered	2 February 2024
Preceded by	The Left faction
National affiliation	Die Linke
Website
	https://dielinkebt.de/

The Left is a group in the German Bundestag composed of former members of the Die Linke faction.^[1] The group was founded or recognized on 2 February 2024, after the official Left parliamentary group was dissolved in December 2023 due to internal conflicts.^[2]

Members

The group currently has 28 members, including Dietmar Bartsch and Gregor Gysi.^[3]

Alignment

The group Die Linke represents a left-wing, socialist and anti-militarist policy. It is committed to social justice, peace and environmental policy (see: Die Linke).

Positions

The Left group is in opposition. It criticizes the government's policies as antisocial, non-peaceful and harmful to the climate.

The group’s key topics include:

Social justice: It calls for an increase in the minimum wage, the introduction of an unconditional basic security and the strengthening of social security systems.
Peace: The group rejects foreign missions of the Bundeswehr and advocates a peaceful solution to international conflicts.
Environmental policy: The Left group calls for a consistent energy transition and the phase-out of coal-fired power.

References

^ Stern, Lukas. "Deutscher Bundestag - Bundestag beschließt Gruppenstatus für Die Linke und BSW". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-21.
^ "Start – Gruppe Die Linke im Bundestag". Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ Buchsteiner, Rasmus; Maxwill, Peter (2024-02-15). "(S+) Die Linke im Bundestag: Wer führt die Gruppe? Es droht eine Kampfabstimmung". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

[1] Stern, Lukas. "Deutscher Bundestag - Bundestag beschließt Gruppenstatus für Die Linke und BSW". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-21.

[2] "Start – Gruppe Die Linke im Bundestag". Retrieved 2024-03-27.

[3] Buchsteiner, Rasmus; Maxwill, Peter (2024-02-15). "(S+) Die Linke im Bundestag: Wer führt die Gruppe? Es droht eine Kampfabstimmung". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

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