Politics‘Hope’ rises in Berlin immigrant communities as the Left wins amid AfD gains

Berlin voters delivered an unprecedented victory to Die Linke, led by Turkish-origin Elif Eralp, who could become the city’s first mayor with an immigrant background and its first mayor from the party. The result relieved pro-migrant residents and younger voters, even as the far-right AfD made gains in Berlin and eastern Germany.

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