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** Sarah Wagenknecht: Daughter of an Iranian father and a (East-)German mother and associated with Kommunistische Plattform (communist platform) until 2010. Now the number two within the party and faction in the Bundestag and also married to Oscar Lafontaine (since 2014). One of the best known Linke politicians and also one of its leading intellectuals. Has a fondness to delve into rhetoric that would not sound off at an [=AfD=] rally every once in a while to the annoyance of many members of her party.
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** Sarah Wagenknecht: Daughter of an Iranian father and a (East-)German mother and associated with Kommunistische Plattform (communist platform) until 2010. Now After that was the number two within the party and faction in the Bundestag and also married to Oscar Lafontaine (since 2014). One Was one of the best known Linke politicians and also was one of its leading intellectuals. Has a fondness to delve into nationalistic rhetoric that would not sound off at an [=AfD=] rally every once in a while to the annoyance of many members of her party.party. Left the party in 2024 for this reasons to form the splinter [[EgocentricTeamNaming Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht]] party; time will tell if this works.
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* '''SPD''' (Red): the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Once an unambiguously left party in the Marxist tradition, they gradually scrapped many of the socialist ideas in favor of centre-left 'social democracy'. Governs several states, and is currently the major partner in the Scholz government. The SPD is the oldest party in Germany and probably the most influential. The Precursors of the SPD were the ''Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Deutschland (SDAP)'' (Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany) and the ''Allgemeiner Deutscher Arbeiterverein'' (General German Worker's Union) which united in 1875 to become the ''Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschland'' (SAPD) (Socialist Workers' Party of Germany). The founding fathers were August Bebel and Wilhelm Liebknecht. Under Bismarck, it was banned from 1878 to 1890 by the "Sozialistengesetz" (Socialist Act). After the anulment of the Socialist Act in 1890 it changed its name to ''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschland'' (SPD).
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* '''SPD''' (Red): the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Once an unambiguously left party in the Marxist tradition, they gradually scrapped many of the socialist ideas in favor of centre-left 'social democracy'. Governs several states, and is currently the major partner in the Scholz government. The SPD is the oldest party in Germany Germany, predating the formation of the country itself, and probably the most influential. The Precursors of the SPD were the ''Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Deutschland (SDAP)'' (Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany) and the ''Allgemeiner Deutscher Arbeiterverein'' (General German Worker's Union) which united in 1875 to become the ''Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschland'' (SAPD) (Socialist Workers' Party of Germany). The founding fathers were August Bebel and Wilhelm Liebknecht. Under Bismarck, it was banned from 1878 to 1890 by the "Sozialistengesetz" (Socialist Act). After the anulment of the Socialist Act in 1890 it changed its name to ''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschland'' (SPD).
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Four years after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, delegates from West German counties worked out the ''Grundgesetz'' ("Basic Law") as a temporary constitution for UsefulNotes/WestGermany, which was quickly adopted by all these states. After reunification, Germans liked it so much they made only minor revisions.[[note]]They chose to use ''Grundgesetz'' rather than ''Verfassung,'' the German word for "constitution," as it was supposed to be a temporary document for a temporary circumstance, the division of Germany. [[ArtifactTitle No one got around to changing it after unification]].[[/note]]
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Four years after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, delegates from West German counties worked out the ''Grundgesetz'' ("Basic Law") as a temporary constitution for UsefulNotes/WestGermany, which was quickly adopted by all these states. After reunification, Germans liked it so much they made only minor revisions.[[note]]They chose to use ''Grundgesetz'' rather than ''Verfassung,'' the German word for "constitution," as it was supposed to be a temporary document for a temporary circumstance, the division of Germany. [[ArtifactTitle [[ArtifactName No one got around to changing it after unification]].[[/note]]
