Dietmar Bartsch: Nominated again as a direct candidate for the left!

Dietmar Bartsch: Nominated again as a direct candidate for the left!

The former parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch has again been nominated as a direct candidate for the Bundestag election on February 23, 2025. At a general meeting in Rostock, the 66-year-old received 69 out of 85 votes, while 12 members voted against his nomination and contained 4. Bartsch, who missed the direct mandate in the 2017 and 2021 elections, now sees himself in the comfortable position of concentrating on the regional election campaign, since this time he does not have to compete as a nationwide top candidate. This was described as a decisive advantage for his "Mission Silberlocke", which represents a joint project with other prominent politicians of the left, including Gregor Gysi and Bodo Ramelow, to ensure the party's survival in the Bundestag. NDR reported .

fight for direct mandates

The three politicians have teamed up to conquer a direct mandate and help the left to be successfully represented again in the Bundestag. In surveys, the left is currently only three to four percent, which illustrates the urgency of its "mission". Bartsch hopes that he can get an advantage in the election campaign through the focus on his constituency 14, which includes the district of Bad Doberan and Graal Müritz. The co-chair of the Rostock district association, Sandro Smolka, was optimistic about the support that Bartsch receives from the party leadership in Berlin. "There is a realistic chance, no more and no less," Bartsch is quoted. The time informed about it .