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The Left Berlin | Almost 20,000 members: Berliner Linke continues to grow
The Berlin Left has increased the number of its members since the House of Representatives election. However, there are also a number of departures.
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On Saturday, the delegated Left members will decide at a party conference whether to start coalition negotiations with the Greens and the SPD. Photo: dpa/Sebastian Gollnow Berlin. The Left in Berlin further increased the number of its members after the election to the House of Representatives. However, there have also been 155 resignations since election day on September 20th, as the party announced upon request. This compares to 560 entries. According to current status, the Left has 19,566 members in the capital.
The election was a membership booster, said Left country manager Bjoern Tielebein. There were new entries across all districts. "I'm sure we'll break 20,000 soon."
The Left is now the party with the largest number of members in Berlin. At the end of June, according to the party, it had 17,843 members, a good 2,000 (12.7 percent) more than a year earlier. It replaced the Greens, which had 17,513 members at the end of June.
In the House of Representatives election, Die Linke became the strongest force with 25.7 percent. The Left, the Greens and the SPD have now completed their exploratory talks. If coalition negotiations are successful, Left Party leader Elif Eralp could become the first governing mayor of her party in Berlin. dpa/nd
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