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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. 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.

Members

The group currently has 28 members, including Dietmar Bartsch and Gregor Gysi.

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

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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