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Die Linke | |
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Leader | Katja Kipping Bernd Riexinger |
Founded | 16 June 2007 |
Headquarters | Karl-Liebknecht-Haus Kl. Alexanderstraße 28 D-10178 Berlin |
Ideology | Democratic Socialism |
International affiliation | none |
European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
European Parliament group | GUE/NGL |
Colours | Red |
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www.die-linke.de | |
Politics of Germany Political parties |
Die Linke or The Left is a political party in Germany. It was formed on 16 June 2007, when The Left Party.PDS joined with WASG to form a unified party. While the PDS was considered by German authorities as extremist, the WASG was not considered extremist.