'''The Left''' (German: '''Die Linke''') is a far-left German political party. It was founded by a merger of the parties "Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative", a party of former [[SPD]]-members and the "Party of Democratic Socialism", which is the subsequent party of the "[[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]]". It has created the organization "Cuba Sí", which supports the dictatorial regime of [[Cuba]]. The Left wants to fully legalize [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] with adoption. Further it demands to legalize drugs and it wants to withdraw from the [[NATO]] and abolish the German military (Bundeswehr).
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'''The Left''' (German: '''Die Linke''') is a [[far-Left]] German political party. It was founded by a merger of the parties "Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative", a party of former [[SPD]]-members and the "Party of Democratic Socialism", which is the subsequent party of the "[[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]]". It has created the organization "Cuba Sí", which supports the dictatorial Communist regime of [[Cuba]]. The Left wants to fully legalize [[abortion]] and [[same-sex "marriage"]] with adoption. Further, it demands to legalize drugs and it wants to withdraw from [[NATO]] and abolish the German military (Bundeswehr).
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The Left is the fourth strongest party of Germany. Its current leaders are Katja Kipping and Bernd Riexinger.
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The Left is the fourth strongest party of Germany. Its current leaders are Katja Kipping and Bernd Riexinger.