On election night, as the far right rose nationwide, Die Linke made crucial gains in the capital. But its supporters see the hard road ahead, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
No, because Germany is ruled by coalitions and the Left has managed become a small but important counterweight in the opposition to the dominant Nazi party AfD.
The AfD has more votes than ever before. The left-wing parties are extremely fragmented. The Left, which has now made so many %, only managed it because the other parties generally only had criminals. Habeck has ruined it for the Greens. The Left is once again the party of the left-wing radicals, which nobody wants because they are just as undemocratic as the filthy right-wing radicals.
This election was pure luck but the left are patting themselves on the back while they scare voters away.
Take a poll and see how many people regret their vote. The left is ruining it for left-wing parties in the long term
Of course you can try to talk yourself into the coalitions as a victory… but the sad truth is that more and more people are being scared away to the right. Which is definitely not a victory but a warning! 4 years is short! 4 years to get the population back to the left is damn short!
No, because Germany is ruled by coalitions and the Left has managed become a small but important counterweight in the opposition to the dominant Nazi party AfD.
The AfD has more votes than ever before. The left-wing parties are extremely fragmented. The Left, which has now made so many %, only managed it because the other parties generally only had criminals. Habeck has ruined it for the Greens. The Left is once again the party of the left-wing radicals, which nobody wants because they are just as undemocratic as the filthy right-wing radicals. This election was pure luck but the left are patting themselves on the back while they scare voters away. Take a poll and see how many people regret their vote. The left is ruining it for left-wing parties in the long term
Of course you can try to talk yourself into the coalitions as a victory… but the sad truth is that more and more people are being scared away to the right. Which is definitely not a victory but a warning! 4 years is short! 4 years to get the population back to the left is damn short!