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German left-wing party heir to East Germany's PDS, it defends a higher minimum wage, rent freezes, taxing great fortunes, leaving NATO and peace, and resurged in 2025 under Heidi Reichinnek.
Political axes
Leans further toward progressive than 96% of the 159 parties and organizations in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Trade, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.
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Most compatible among the 266 ideologies
Current that seeks to move beyond capitalism through elections, with social ownership of large firms, cooperatives and workplace democracy, rejecting both the vanguard party and mere social democratic management of the market.
Democratic Marxism inspired by Rosa Luxemburg, which unites revolution and freedom, values the spontaneity of the masses and the general strike, and criticizes both reformism and the authoritarian centralism of vanguard parties.
Current that fuses socialism and ecology, attributing the environmental crisis to capitalism and defending collective, sustainable, and democratic production that respects the limits of nature and social needs.
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Authoritarian NeoliberalismFar-Right27%
Turkish-American democratic socialist streamer and commentator (HasanAbi). Champions labor unions and anti-imperialism, sharply criticizes Israel, praises China's model and backs the Democratic left, such as AOC.
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Populist left-wing party born from the 15-M movement in 2014, of Pablo Iglesias and Ione Belarra, it defends taxing the rich, housing, public services, feminist rights and opposes the political caste, in coalition with the PSOE.
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