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Gregor Gysi
Gregor Gysi is a trained attorney and veteran politician of Germany's socialist Left Party.
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Interview: Sahra Wagenknecht
The Left Party candidate tells DW why she believes there's no chance of forming a left-wing government in Berlin. She also says Germany's strength in export is masking growing poverty in the country.
Germany's Left Party present unified front
Germany's Left Party is finalizing its campaign platform. It's been dogged by bitter in-fighting in the past. Now party leaders are hoping a unified front on social justice issues will win favor with voters.
Keep euro, says Left
Left party candidates for Germany's election in September have endorsed the euro currency. New co-leader Katja Kipping and veteran Gregor Gysi distanced themselves from the euroskeptic ex-leader Oskar Lafontaine.
Germany's Left Party present unified front
Germany's Left Party is finalizing its campaign platform. It's been dogged by bitter in-fighting in the past. Now party leaders are hoping a unified front on social justice issues will win favor with voters.
Left party charm offensive
The Left party's new manifesto hopes to boost the party's chances after years of inner-party rows.
Neo-Nazis disappear
Conducting a manhunt for underground neo-Nazis is unfeasible, the police say.
Merkel's challenge in Crimea
German chancellor Angela Merkel is expected by many nations to take a lead role in dealing with the Crimea crisis. It is shaping up to be the biggest foreign policy challenge of her career.
Gysi and the Stasi
New documents put the focus back on Left Party politician Gregor Gysi's dealings with the Stasi.
Merkel keeps her cool
The elections in Lower Saxony could be a crucial test for Germany's national elections.
Knight in Shining Armor? - The Left pins its hopes on Gregor Gysi
He is controversial, but he is still the leading force in the Left Party. Gregor Gysi. The lawyer and eloquent politician will most likely be his party's top candidate in this fall's Bundestag election.
Holiday politics
As Germany looks to federal elections in the fall, the conservative CDU party picks up the pace.
Left challenges EU fiscal pact
A leftist opposition party in Germany hopes to stop two key eurozone crisis measures by a court injunction. The party claims that the European Stability Mechanism and the fiscal pact violate German sovereignty.
A Bitter Power Struggle -- The Left Party and Their Party Conference
At its party congress last weekend Germany's Left Party elected two new leaders.
Out in left field
The Left party's new tandem leadership has few prospects for success, says DW's Marcel Fürstenau.
Left party selects leaders
Germany’s Left party has chosen two candidates for its dual leadership. In the first of two votes, delegates opted for 34-year-old Katja Kipping, while Bernd Riexinger won the second spot.
Left party conference
At the last national poll in 2009, the Left party had double-digit results - but no longer.
Left without a Head - Leadership Crisis at the Left Party
With socialist parties notching up victories all across Europe, Germany's Left Party is struggling to get back on its feet.
State election aftermath
Chancellor Merkel's conservatives are braced for their worst-ever result in Germany's most populous state. Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen has quit his regional post, and is under fire from foes and friends.
Key German state votes
North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's most populous state, and its inhabitants go to the polls on Sunday. The auspices look fairly positive for Germany's opposition Social Democrats and Greens, but the race is close.
Road to success
After their success in Saarland, Germany's upstart Pirate Party has established politicians worried.
CDU wins in Saarland
The CDU enjoy a clear victory in Saarland, as the Pirate Party makes significant gains.
Germany's Saarland Vote: The race to keep out the Left Party's Oskar Lafontaine
This weekend the western German state of Saarland is to elect its new parliament. The Social Democrats stand to upset the Christian Democrats in the polls. But the possibility of a coalition between these parties is growing, as both have one goal in common: keeping the Left Party's Oskar Lafontaine out of power.
The Left alternative
Germany's Left party has presented its candidate for president: journalist and "Nazi-hunter" Beate Klarsfeld. With all other parties united around another contender, her candidacy is mostly symbolic.
Profile
The Left party nominates Beate Klarsfeld to oppose Gauck for the German presidency.
Spying on the Left
The German government's spying on the Left party has murky legal justification, experts say.
Back to the Future - The Left Party's Agenda
After four years of heated debate, the Left Party has published a new platform. It calls for the nationalization of the banks, the dissolution of NATO and the abolition of capitalism. The question now is whether Oskar Lafontaine will become party leader again.
Berlin votes
In addition to a clear SPD win in Berlin, the Pirate Party has entered the regional parliament.
Communism controversy
Germany’s Left party draws fresh criticism with a birthday letter and tribute to Fidel Castro.
Hot topic
The leader of Germany's Left party is under fire for an essay entitled 'Paths to Communism.'
Legalizing pot
Ahead of a California vote on legalizing cannabis, DW looks at the situation in Germany.
Currency union
The introduction of the D-Mark in East Germany was good for individuals but fatal for businesses.
Difficult dissidents
Few East German dissidents had a high profile in pan-German politics after the Berlin Wall fell.
Shift to the left
A poll suggests Germany's center-left parties could form a government with current support.
Party surveillance
A court ruling upholds the surveillance of Germany's Left party by the intelligence service.
Close watch
Germany's Left party is fighting to no longer be under surveillance for alleged extremism.
Near-surprise
Germany's presidential election goes right to the wire, but the favorite eventually wins.
Left party candidate
The Left party has nominated former TV journalist Luc Jochimsen as its presidential candidate.
Coalition talks
Social Democrats and Greens look to form a minority government in Germany's most populous state.
Returning home
Israel announces a plan to release those detained after a raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy.
Popular legacy
Former German president Horst Koehler has resigned from office, leaving a mostly positive legacy.
History in the making?
A small socialist party is shaking up the parliamentary elections in Germany's most populous state.
Germany's lifeline
Parliament fundamentally agrees on a Greek bailout but the opposition questions Merkel's leadership.
Left ... out?
A woman raised in Germany is seeking citizenship, but due to her politics, the outlook is dim.
Hartz IV
The social welfare reform Hartz IV was a fundamental rightward shift in German society.
Shifting winds
The Left party has filled its leadership vacuum. Is a left-wing renaissance around the corner?
Left leader quits
The leader of Germany's Left party announces he is stepping down after a battle with cancer.
Stasi spies
The Left party's Stasi past has become a liability for Brandenburg's coaliiton government.
Left party illness
The German Left party leader, Oscar Lafontaine, has announced he will have cancer treatment.
Praise and criticism
The new coalition deal has met with mixed reactions from industry, opposition and environmentalists.
Greens look to the right
Germany's first coalition of center-right parties and the Greens takes shape in the Saarland.
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