Opinion
Left Party leader Gregor Gysi calls for unity with the warmongers
Speaking at the opening of the new Bundestag (parliament), the Left Party’s most well-known politician not only expressed his agreement with all the premises and goals of official war policy but also ...
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Germany's Left Party icon Gregor Gysi heads first Bundestag session
Gregor Gysi will kick off the first session of the new Bundestag when it convenes on Tuesday, March 25. The 77-year-old ...
New German Bundestag meets for first time since election
The German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is convening as coalition talks between the SPD and CDU continue. The ...
Germany's emboldened far right takes expanded role in new parliament
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took up its largest-ever share of the seats as Germany's new parliament met for ...
Germany’s New Parliament Is Sworn In, but Where Are the Women?
The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.
Insults, protests and seat-squabbles: Bundestag’s first day with far-right AfD as second-biggest party
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has taken its place as the Bundestag ’s second-largest party in an opening ...
AfD lawmakers take their seats in unwelcoming Bundestag
The German parliament is off to a rocky start as Alternative for Germany, or AfD, lawmakers took their seats among rival politicians devoted to keeping the growing party out of the mainstream.