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Gregor Gysi is a member of parliament for Die Linke and was the head of its parliamentary group from 2005 to 2015. He served as chair of the Party of Democratic Socialism from 1989 to 1993 and was president of the Party of the European Left from 2016 to 2019.
As well as a best-ever result for the far-right AfD, yesterday’s German election saw a surge of support for the left-wing Die Linke after years in crisis. In the run-up, longtime leader Gregor Gysi shared his thoughts on how to carry that surge forward.