The German elections give a new and big outburst to the party of the European Left. The Linke successfully accomplishes an unprecedented undertaking in the history of the after war Germany: that of a mass consensus given to a party which places itself at the left of the biggest socialdemocracy of the continent.

The Linke adherence to the Party of the European Left underlines the possibility and historical necessity of the growing of radical and alternative left in all European countries. There could not be a better encouragement for the first congress of the European Left which will take place in Athens at the end of October and in which Lafontaine, Bisky and Gisy will take part. In Germany the success of the Linke opens a new chance for the country. The elections have shown that left wing and ecologist forces are the majority of the German people. The German socialdemocracy faces a choice of great responsibility: the clamorous defeat of the most convinced supporter of the neo-liberalist policies, the CDU of Merkel, would make the choice of a wide coalition more a dangerous social adventure, rather than a choice of stability. The great success of the Linke asks the socialdemocracy to have the courage to break with the moderate and anti-social policies. After all, in different shapes, this is the problem that reformists will be facing in the whole of Europe'.

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