BERLIN – The far-left Left Party’s victory in the Berlin state election on Sept 20 was overshadowed by the continuing advance of the far right in eastern Germany but it marked another defeat for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition.Lead candidate Elif Eralp campaigned on the soaring cost of housing in the German capital and immediately promised to follow through with a pledge to nationalise private housing associations that account for a large share of the city’s housing stock.The result, which roughly doubled the party’s previous score, could see her become the first mayor of Berlin from the Left Party, which...
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