Left Party (Germany)

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Political party
gptkbp:advocacy Environmental protection
LGBT rights
Labor rights
Gender equality
Education access
Social housing
Anti-racism
Healthcare for all
Peace and disarmament
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:European_United_Left–Nordic_Green_Left
gptkbp:alliance Left_Party_and_the_Greens
gptkbp:campaigns Social justice and equality
gptkbp:colors Red
gptkbp:electionYear 5.3% in 2021 federal election
Gained representation in local councils
Gained representation in state parliaments
Participated in federal elections since 2009
Gained_representation_in_Bundestag
Gained_representation_in_European_Parliament
gptkbp:founded 2007
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:East_German_communism
West_German_leftist_movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Left Party (Germany)
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Democratic_socialism
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Janine_Wissler
gptkbp:membership approximately 60,000
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Dietmar_Bartsch
gptkb:Katja_Kipping
Oskar Lafontaine
Sahra Wagenknecht
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:NATO
Social inequality
Austerity measures
Far-right extremism
Military interventions
Privatization of public services
Racism and xenophobia
gptkbp:politicalPosition Left-wing
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Party_of_Democratic_Socialism
gptkbp:provides Public transportation
Working class
Climate action
Workers' rights
Public healthcare
Affordable housing
Social security
Free education
Refugee rights
Universal basic income
gptkbp:website www.die-linke.de
gptkbp:youth_development Young Left