fIn the face of internal party disputes, leading representatives of the left have demonstrated unity with a joint strategy paper. The party executive and the chairmen of the parliamentary group, the state associations and the state parliamentary groups passed the “Leipzig Declaration” on the future of the party.
“In Leipzig we all showed that we are ready to fight for our party,” said Linken leader Janine Wissler. Its co-chairman Martin Schirdewan said: “A party that brings together social justice, ecological reason and a consistent policy of peace is sorely needed. The Left is that party, we made that absolutely clear today.”
In the “Leipzig Declaration”, the left distances itself from the former leader of the parliamentary group, Sahra Wagenknecht, who repeatedly irritated her party and recently suggested founding a new party.
Focus on social justice, climate protection and the fight against the right
The left too often offers “a picture of disagreement and conflicting answers,” says the joint statement. “There is even speculation in public about the formation of an alternative party project. On the other hand, we are ready to fight for our common party, to defend and further develop the historic project of a united, plural socialist party.”
In its “Leipzig Declaration”, the left names the commitment to social justice and climate protection as well as the fight against the right as priorities. She is committed to the “Ukraine’s right to self-defense” and condemns Russia’s “war of aggression, which violates international law”, which has led to “immeasurable suffering, death and destruction”. At the same time, she calls for a departure from “military logic” and diplomatic initiatives to achieve a ceasefire and peace negotiations.
