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Sören Pellmann / Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa

MP Pellmann reports repeated threats

Leipzig MP Sören Pellmann (Left Party) has been threatened again, according to his own statements. On Monday morning, dog excrement and a flyer smeared with swastikas and threats were found in the letterbox of his constituency office, he announced on ..

Puppies sit and lie next to each other / Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Symbolic image

Leftists demand better animal protection

The Left Party has called for more commitment to animal welfare and denounced abuses. Although animal welfare is a state objective in the state constitution and the Basic Law, the reality is different, explained party leader Susanne Schaper in Dresden on Thursday. The topic should still play a role ..

Susanne Schaper and Stefan Hartmann, state chairpersons of Die Linke Sachsen, take part in the state party conference in the Stadthalle Krone / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Left Party with Schaper and Hartmann at the helm for state elections

The Saxon Left Party is heading into the state parliamentary elections on September 1 with its leadership duo Susanne Schaper (46) and Stefan Hartmann (56) at the helm. Schaper received 93.7 percent of the votes for first place on the list at a representatives' meeting in Bautzen on Saturday, while ..

The Saxon state parliament stands at a gate at the rear of the parliament building / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Left Party proposes comprehensive constitutional amendment for Saxony

The Left Party sees a considerable need for constitutional change in Saxony and goes far beyond the coalition's ideas with its proposals. We must find answers to the challenges of our time, said parliamentary group leader Rico Gebhardt on Friday in Dresden and criticized the changes planned by the C ..

The Saxon state parliament stands at a gate at the rear of the parliament building / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Left Party proposes comprehensive constitutional amendment for Saxony

The Left Party sees a considerable need for constitutional change in Saxony and goes far beyond the coalition's ideas with its proposals. We must find answers to the challenges of our time, said parliamentary group leader Rico Gebhardt on Friday in Dresden and criticized the changes planned by the C ..

Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht, speaks to journalists during a press conference. / Photo: Lando Hass/dpa

Left in Zwickau at loggerheads with Wagenknecht party

Following the departure of four Left Party members from the Zwickau city council parliamentary group, the state party is in a clinch with the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). The defectors in Zwickau had switched to this party and have now formed their own parliamentary group in the city council. O ..

The Left Party logo is attached to a microphone at a party conference / Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa/Symbolic image

Left Party mourns the loss of former MP Klaus Tischendorf

The Left Party in Saxony is mourning the loss of former member of the state parliament Klaus Tischendorf. He died unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday at the age of 61, the party leadership announced with reference to information from Tischendorf's widow and spoke of terrible news. "His death ..

Sahra Wagenknecht speaks during the press conference on the founding of the association "Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht - For Reason and Justice." / Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

Wagenknecht party to run in eastern German elections

Politician Sahra Wagenknecht wants to run with her new party in the three eastern German state elections next year, if possible. "We are striving to run in the three federal states, but whether we really make it in all three will of course depend on how the state associations are set up by then, whi ..

Demonstration Schloßplatz Dresden (Photo: Thomas Wolf)

Three demonstrations - German Unity Day at the Schloßplatz in Dresden

Today, on the Day of German Unity, Dresden's Old Town was once again full of people. Tourists from Germany and all over the world took selfies in front of the Frauenkirche and at the Fürstenzug. It's nice to see that Dresden inspires so many people.Then, in front of the Hofkirche, a completely diffe ..