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Largest party by electoral district in the German federal election (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Linke is an Eastern German party.

After reunification, the Eastern German ruling party SED evolved into PDS. In 2005, PDS and the left-wing of the SPD formed Die Linke.

Because of this, Die Linke is more popular in the East. They are seen as anti-establishment and have regularly brought attention to issues Eastern Germany faced, so they are more popular there.

Vice versa, they aren't nearly as established in the West as the other parties.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Ah thanks, that's some really useful context.