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Has Germany’s Left Party Come Back from the Dead?
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Despite pronounced as “dead”, the German Left Party appears to be rising from the ashes, less than 10 days away from the election. In this video, we’re taking a look at how The Left is seemingly coming back, and why its resurgence could complicate the post-election coalition formation.
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Sources:
Die Linke background:
https://www.dw.com/en/spd-green-party-fdp-cdu-left-party-afd/a-38085900
Membership and polling boost:
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/die-linke-erreicht-15-jahres-hoch-bei-mitgliederzahl-a-e5c793f0-d6c1-49f8-b8bb-c0284a68295b
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-far-left-party-record-membership-surge-election-die-linke/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2025_German_federal_election#Poll_results
Die Linke 2025 election platform:
https://www.die-linke.de/bundestagswahl-2025/wahlprogramm/
https://www.die-linke.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Wahlprogramm_Langfassung_Linke-BTW25_01.pdf ]
Die Linke strategy (incl viral TikTok):
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-left-party-2025-elections/a-71338903
https://meedia.de/news/beitrag/18643-wie-eine-bundestagsrede-die-linken-spitzenkandidatin-heidi-reichinnek-zum-social-media-star-gemacht-hat.html
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/die-linke-erreicht-15-jahres-hoch-bei-mitgliederzahl-a-e5c793f0-d6c1-49f8-b8bb-c0284a68295b
Youth support:
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article255408344/Bundestagswahl-2025-Gruene-und-Linke-vorn-AfD-legt-zu-Bei-Jungwaehlern-zeichnet-sich-deutliche-Verschiebung-ab.html
https://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/umfrage-vor-bundestagswahl–linke-und-gruene-bei-jungen-am-beliebtesten-35459408.html
Mission Silverlocks:
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-how-three-old-men-hope-to-save-the-left-party/a-70835635
Resurgence hasn’t healed all divisions:
https://jacobin.com/2025/02/die-linke-germany-renewal-strategy
5% threshold & coalition building:
https://www.politico.eu/article/german-elections-pro-friedrich-merz-leadership-vote-afd-industry-strength/
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-next-government-friedrich-merz-politics-eu-cdu-csu-afd-spd-greens-olaf-scholz/
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/the-battle-for-5-that-will-shape-germanys-next-government/
00:00 – Introduction
01:23 – Background
02:23 – The Left’s Revival
03:08 – How and Why?
06:03 – Why it Matters
07:39 – Sponsored Content
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Spain’s Housing Crisis Explained
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As protests take over the streets of dozens of Spanish cities, we explain what caused the country’s housing crisis, how it eventually toppled Sánchez’s government, and what might happen in November.
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The EU’s New Plan to Cut Off China Explained
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The European Union’s two largest economies jointly proposed a new weapon to help Europe fight back in a trade war. We’re taking a closer look at what France and Germany are proposing, and why it could be a significant change to the Union’s policies.
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Why Europe Wants the UK to Rejoin the EU
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In this video, we’re going to try to figure out why Europe is apparently so keen for the UK to rejoin the EU.
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Sources:
Burnham’s comments about rejoining the EU
https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/andy-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-2026/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/andy-burnham-uk-could-go-all-the-way-rejoining-eu
Reaction from European leaders
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/30/macron-welcome-back-burnham-suggestion-uk-could-rejoin-eu
https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-and-sanchez-say-uk-would-be-welcome-back-in-eu/
https://www.ft.com/content/3d4354d0-7273-49c3-89ce-38dcabd6bd7b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Polling on Brits’ feelings about Brexit
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54925-what-do-britons-think-of-brexit-10-years-since-the-referendum
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds
EU ‘tiered’ membership structure
https://youtu.be/8bSqM3u-H4A?si=L_8KMbGEIqa2-52F
0:00 Why Europe Wants Britain to Rejoin the EU
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The French Student Uprising Explained
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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at why the student protests in France started in the first place, why they’ve been so polarising, and what they mean for French politics.
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Source list:
Assemblée Nationale report: https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/16/rapports/cion-cedu/l16b1974_rapport-information#_Toc256000005
OECD PISA report: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2025-results-volume-i-country-notes_2d4ff9ea-en/france_6d229453-en.html#section-d1e136
X posts:
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2105649544180416884
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2105612628135498176/video/1
https://x.com/amnestyfrance/status/2106036540254097497
0:00 The French Student Uprising Explained
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Why is European Industry Booming?
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European industry has fared well in 2026, with the most recent data suggesting that manufacturing output has reached a 55-month high. We take a look at the causes and what they could mean for the future.
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