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Despite fewer births, the Left Party wants to maintain and improve daycare centers. It also wants to lower the voting age in order to get young people more involved.

How extensively can the government be questioned? Court examines

1,090 questions on data protection: the left-wing parliamentary group wants to know exactly, but the Ministry of the Interior is blocking it. Now the Constitutional Court is deciding how extensive questions to the government can be. | more

Left-wingers want "red town halls" and double digits

The Left Party in Saxony is combative and self-confident. The increase in membership is seen as proof that the party has bottomed out in the state. | more

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Left: State must intervene more in markets

Who should bear the costs of the crisis? The Left wants the super-rich and corporations to pay more. This would not hurt anyone, but would help everyone. | more

"Together instead of alone" - left-wingers launch campaigns

The left-wing party sees social isolation as a risk to the health of those affected. That is why they are now mobilizing against loneliness with posters in Saxony. | more

Massive increase in the number of power cuts in Leipzig

The left talk about energy poverty. Some people no longer pay their electricity bills and get the receipt from the suppliers. The Left is calling for a ban on electricity cuts. | more

Samsung TVs ab 379 €: Große WM-Rabattaktion bei MEDIMAX Meißen

Die ersten WM-Spiele sind gelaufen – und viele Fans merken jetzt, dass ihr Fernseher zu klein ist oder der Ton nicht überzeugt. Bei MEDIMAX Meißen gibt es Samsung TVs deshalb bereits ab 379 Euro. | more

Left: Quickly classify new AfD youth organization

The AfD youth organization Generation Deutschland has also founded a state association in Saxony. The Left Party is calling for it to be quickly classified as a right-wing extremist organization. | more

Greens and Left in Saxony: "We won't go along with everything"

Saxony's governing parties, the CDU and SPD, are dependent on cooperation with the opposition. The Left and the Greens are not satisfied with this - and are calling for change. | more

55, 65 oder 75 Zoll? Die meisten Käufer sind unsicher.

Die Fußball-WM läuft bereits – und viele Fans stellen fest, dass ihr Fernseher kleiner wirkt als gedacht. Doch welche Bildschirmgröße passt wirklich ins Wohnzimmer: 55, 65 oder 75 Zoll? | more

Left Party leader: End the purchase of liquid gas from Russia immediately

Despite drastic restrictions on imports, Russian gas is still flowing into Germany. Left Party leader van Aken is calling for an end to this. The reason for this is a statement by Saxony's head of government Kretschmer | more

HOLD Leftists want to measure Kretschmer by his actions

After the nail-biting battle over Saxony's approval of the reform treaty for public broadcasting, the role of the left is once again coming into focus. Without them, the project would have failed. | more

Palais Sommer: Abendprogramm zum Jubiläum am Neumarkt

Tango unter freiem Himmel, Klaviernächte vor der Frauenkirche, Bibelgeschichten um 21.45 Uhr: Der fünfte Palais Sommer am Neumarkt macht die Dresdner Altstadt fünf Wochen lang zur abendlichen Bühne – bei freiem Eintritt. | more

Left-wing parties call for protective shield for clubs in Saxony

Rising costs, falling visitor numbers. Many clubs and live music venues in Saxony are struggling. The Left Party now wants to put a protective umbrella over the scene. | more

Left-wing parties demand longer rent freeze in Dresden and Leipzig

The rent freeze is intended to prevent horrendous rent increases. When a contract is signed, the rent may not exceed the local comparative rent by more than 10 percent. The left see a need to catch up. | more

Ohne sie steht alles still – jetzt holen wir Sachsens Alltagshelden auf die große Bühne

In jedem Verein, in jeder Straße, in jedem Treppenhaus gibt es diesen einen Menschen, der einfach da ist – ohne Bezahlung, ohne Applaus, oft ohne ein einziges Dankeschön. DIE SACHSEN NEWS startet eine neue Serie und sucht genau diese Menschen: Sachsens Alltagshelden. Und die Chancen stehen gut, dass Sie selbst schon eine oder einen kennen. | more

Additional money for social housing foreseeable

The federal government wants to provide the federal states with more money for social housing in the coming years. The Left Party is calling on Saxony to secure all federal funds through co-financing. | more

Leftists criticize police stations and prohibition zone in Leipzig

Leipzig's Eisenbahnstraße is considered a crime hotspot. Saxony's only weapons ban zone has been in place there for seven years. This has also sparked criticism. | more

Warum Unternehmer selten offen sprechen – und wie ein vertrauter Kreis genau das verändert

Unternehmerinnen und Unternehmer in Sachsen stehen oft allein da, wenn es um die wirklich schwierigen Fragen geht. Entscheidungen, die niemand im Team mittragen kann. Zweifel, die man ungern im eigenen Netzwerk ausspricht. Und Momente, in denen man merkt: Austausch auf Augenhöhe ist selten – und doch entscheidend für gute Führung. | more

Activist Carola Rackete gives up her seat in the EU Parliament

After just under a year, Carola Rackete is giving up her EU mandate for the Left Party. A successor has already been chosen. | more

Saxon Left has a new board

Susanne Schaper and Stefan Hartmann led the Left Party in Bavaria for six years. Now the party has a new leader. | more

Bestickte Windel oder Windeltorte? Dresdnerin fertigt individuelle Geschenke zur Geburt

In Dresden-Pieschen fertigt Andrea Rehn im Zentralwerk personalisierte Geschenke für frischgebackene Eltern und deren Familien. Besonders gefragt sind bestickte Windeln mit Geburtsdaten sowie kreative Windeltorten – und das nicht nur online, sondern auch deutschlandweit über DM-Märkte. Jetzt gibt es 10 Prozent Rabatt im Shop. | more

Left Party Chairwoman: Time for new heads

Farewell after six years, a plan for the future until 2029: at the party conference in Leipzig, the Saxon Left Party elects a new board - and already has its sights set on the next state elections. | more

Left party demands higher social security contributions for high incomes

The number of millionaires in Saxony is rising. The Left Party wants top earners to contribute more to the financing of the social systems - that would not make anyone poor, but would make everyone richer. | more

Zahnarzt in Budapest: Behandlung bis zu 70 % günstiger als in Deutschland

Zahnbehandlungen können in Deutschland schnell zur finanziellen Belastung werden. Besonders bei Implantaten, Kronen, Brücken oder umfangreichem Zahnersatz liegen die Kosten häufig im vierstelligen Bereich. Viele Patienten stehen dann vor einer schwierigen Entscheidung: Behandlung durchführen lassen und hohe Eigenanteile zahlen – oder den Eingriff aufschieben, obwohl er medizinisch sinnvoll wäre. | more

Left-wing parties call for initiatives to ban the AfD

The Left Party in the Saxon state parliament believes the time is ripe for an AfD ban procedure. Only the Federal Constitutional Court can decide on this. | more

Left and Greens demand more money for animal shelters in Saxony

Saxony's animal shelters have been working at the limit for a long time. Now the state subsidies are to be cut back considerably. The Left and the Greens are not prepared to accept this. | more

DIE SACHSEN NEWSletter abonnieren

Gute Nachrichten tun gut. In unserem freitäglichen Good Newsletter bündeln wir die Geschichten, die Mut machen, inspirieren und zeigen, was in Sachsen vorangeht. Jetzt abonnieren und positive Nachrichten direkt ins Postfach bekommen. | more

Left Party leader criticizes own profit with Rheinmetall shares

Jan van Aken is a shareholder in the arms company - so that he can attend shareholder meetings. This has an interesting side effect for the chairman of the Left Party. | more

Van Aken: Merz policy "prepares the nest" for the AfD

The Left sees itself as an opponent of the right-wing AfD. But it is also fiercely opposed to the black-red federal government. | more

Samsung TVs ab 379 €: Große WM-Rabattaktion bei MEDIMAX Meißen

Die ersten WM-Spiele sind gelaufen – und viele Fans merken jetzt, dass ihr Fernseher zu klein ist oder der Ton nicht überzeugt. Bei MEDIMAX Meißen gibt es Samsung TVs deshalb bereits ab 379 Euro. | more

Left parties limit their parliamentary mandates to twelve years

Politics as a career? This is not the way forward for left-wing MPs. After a certain amount of time in parliament, they should leave. | more

Left for talks "on an equal footing" with the CDU/CSU

In the Bundestag, some issues must be decided by a two-thirds majority. The Left Party would go along with this in individual cases - but it imposes conditions. | more

55, 65 oder 75 Zoll? Die meisten Käufer sind unsicher.

Die Fußball-WM läuft bereits – und viele Fans stellen fest, dass ihr Fernseher kleiner wirkt als gedacht. Doch welche Bildschirmgröße passt wirklich ins Wohnzimmer: 55, 65 oder 75 Zoll? | more

The Left announces a plethora of amendments to the budget

The Saxon double budget for 2025/2026 is scheduled to be passed by the state parliament in June. The coalition needs votes from the opposition for this. But they are making many demands. | more

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