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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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Tactical retreat
Oskar Lafontaine's withdrawal from national politics alters the game plan for Germany's left.
The wedding's off
As calls mount for change, Social Democrats in one state decide against the Left party.
Disaster at the polls
Germany's SPD is in the opposition for the first time in 11 years: let the soul-searching begin.
Low turnout
Germany's political parties failed to mobilize voters, resulting in a historic low turnout.
Gains for the Left
Polls show Germany's Left party has gained support since last week's deadly NATO airstrike.
CDU suffers setbacks
Chancellor Merkel's CDU suffered a hit Sunday as voters rejected her party in two state elections.
Left turn
Germany's Left Party is poised to share power in two states, redrawing the political map.
Germany Election Preview
The state and municipal vote in Germany is seen as a barometer for the upcoming national election.
State election countdown
Three German states will elect new governments on Sunday.
Treaty ratification
Germany's Bundestag debates new laws which could lead to ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.
Lafontaine
Party profile: Left party
The Left party could play a vital role in the September election, despite still being a pariah.
Koehler aftermath
Horst Koehler's election as president influences tactics for September's general election.
Merkel's GDR
The Stasi once offered Merkel a position as a spy, but she declined, citing her big mouth.
Data Dilemma
Is data on an offender's ethnicity relevant to crime stats? Conservative politicians think it is.
Stimulus Package
The German government's 50 billion-euro stimulus plan is drawing mixed reviews from economists.
Left Field
Few other political parties in Germany have attracted as much controversy as the Left party.
Wikipedia Windfall
User support of online encyclopedia Wikipedia soars as a German MP tries to have it banned.
Rescue Plan Approved
Germany's upper and lower houses approve the country's financial plan which could begin on Monday.
Kommissar President
Germany's Left Party has chosen TV actor Peter Sodann as its candidate for German president.
Rose-Tinted East Germany
Germany's CDU hopes to halt the rise of the Left party by reminding people of the East German past.
Report: Steinmeier to Run for Chancellor Next Year
Media reported that FM Steinmeier would be chosen to run for chancellor at Sunday's SPD meeting.
Germany's Left Party Breathing Down SPD's Neck in New Poll
The Social Democrats (SPD) are facing a growing challenge from Die Linke, a rival left-wing party, making it even more difficult to predict who will govern Germany after the 2009 general election.
EU Parliament Raises Bar for Extremist Parties
The European Parliament has tightened the rules on forming political groups in the assembly. Critics say the move is a blow to democracy as it will reduce political diversity.
Indian Left Parties Withdraw From Coalition
The Communist parties in India have withdrawn from the ruling coalition over the government’s decision to go ahead with a disputed civilian nuclear deal with the United States. This has raised questions whether the ruling Congress would have to go in for early elections after losing a crucial coalition ally. But the Congress government seems confident that it will survive this crisis.
Germany's Left Party Takes Lisbon Treaty to Constitutional Court
Germany's Left Party intends to apply to the Constitutional Court to have the European Union's reform treaty, the Treaty of Lisbon, declared unconstitutional, the minority socialist party announced Thursday, June 27.
Nuclear Fallout
After a bad safety report card, politicians are calling for the US to take back its atomic weapons.
Pointless Exercise?
The decision to introduce a German citizenship test in the Fall has come under fire.
SPD in Crisis
A new opinion poll put support for Germany's Social Democrats at an all-time low of 20 percent.
Former Informant?
A Left party parliamentarian was called on to resign amid accusations that he spied for the Stasi.
Politics' Fifth Wheel
At its first national party convention, the Left party laid down a platform of hefty reforms.
Could Left Party's rise damage Germany's business image?
As Germany’s Left Party has been gaining strength in regional elections across the country, leading economic business and employers’ associations here claim that the rise could damage Germany’s business image.
Thumbs Up for Lisbon Treaty
Germany's upper house of parliament approved the Lisbon Treaty on Friday.
Extremism Increases
Membership in violent, far-left extremist groups is on the rise in Germany, one newspaper said.
The Left Party on the rise in Germany
The Left Party, the former communists of East Germany, is taking advantage of the declining popularity of the Social Democrats.Some surveys show it now to be Germany's third biggest political Party.
Agenda 2010
Five years after their introduction, deep-cutting welfare reforms still divide Germany's SPD.
Political Predicament
Can Social Democrat chief Kurt Beck restore order to his party after the recent debacle in Hesse?
Candidate Withdraws
Political stalemate continues in Hesse as premier hopeful Andrea Ypsilanti withdraws from the vote.
Changing Political Landscape
The Greens fundamentally changed Germany's party landscape 25 years ago. Now the Left is doing it.
Relying on the Left
Germany's Social Democrats signal a dramatic shift by considering working with the Left Party.
Strange Bedfellows
The cards are being reshuffled as Germany's political parties consider unconventional partners.
Strange New Bedfellows
Tension has increased in Germany's ruling coalition as the prospect of new state alliances looms.
Historic Partnership?
Germany's conservatives think outside the box after losing their absolute majority in Hamburg.
A Burgeoning Force
All bets are off for Hamburg elections as the far left expands its influence in Germany's west.
Politician Expelled
Germany's Left Party has expelled a member who called for the return of the dreaded Stasi.
Left of Left
The Left party may be shunned in Germany, but the far-left enjoys support elsewhere in Europe.
Left Makes Inroads
Two state elections in Germany have upset the country's political landscape, an analyst said.
Left on the Rise
A fresh breeze from the left and a CDU campaign gone awry leaves Hesse state politics in upheaval.
Trouble for Wikipedia
Wikipedia needs to get tougher on Nazi content, says a German politician.
The New Left
DW-TV spoke to Oskar Lafontaine about socialism, globalization and the German political scene.
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