Leader of Germany's hard-left party announces resignation

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2026-04-15

Berlin (dpa) - Jan van Aken announced in Berlin on Wednesday that he is stepping down from his role as co-chair of Germany's The Left party in June for health reasons. The 64-year-old had originally intended to stand for re-election alongside his co-chair, Ines Schwerdtner, at the party conference in Potsdam. "Contrary to previous plans, I am unfortunately unable to stand for re-election as party leader at The Left's federal party conference in J......

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