Die Linke
German political party
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Die Linke is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of political party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,759 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Party of the European Left[3]
- Country: Germany[4]
- Founder: Oskar Lafontaine[5]
- Headquarters location: Karl-Liebknecht-Haus[6]
- Commons category: Die Linke[7]
- SRGB color hex triplet: BE3075[8]
- Chairperson: Ines Schwerdtner[9], Jan van Aken[10], Luigi Pantisano[11]
- Inception: June 16, 2007[12]
- Location of formation: Berlin[13]
- Official website: https://www.die-linke.de[14], https://en.die-linke.de[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Die Linke[16]
- Commons gallery: Die Linke[17]
- Political ideology: democratic socialism[18], feminism[19], Neo-Marxism[20], green politics[21], pacifism[22], anti-fascism[23]
- Participant in: 2017 German federal election[24], 2019 European Parliament election in Germany[25], 2014 European Parliament election in Germany[26], 2009 European Parliament election in Germany[27], 2005 German federal election[28]
- Replaces: Party of Democratic Socialism[29], Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative[30]
- Political alignment: left-wing[31]
- Number of seats in assembly: 28[32], 22[33], 10[34], 64[35], 3[36]
- Native label: Die Linke[37]
- Short name: DIE LINKE[38]
- Owner of: Hotel am Wald[39]
- Member count: 71,711[40], 75,968[41], 78,046[42], 73,658[43], 69,458[44], 63,761[45], 63,757[46], 63,756[47], 60,551[48], 59,634[49], 58,989[50], 58,910[51], 62,300[52], 62,298[53]
Why It Matters
Die Linke has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]