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The Left Party staged a political comeback in the federal election that many no longer thought possible. With 8.8 percent, it made significant gains and is once again represented in the Bundestag as a parliamentary group. It even became the most popular party among 18- to 24-year-olds. The recipe: iconic silver curls, a clear focus on social issues like rent, and a parliamentary group leader who goes viral. Heidi Reichinnek's speech following the CDU/CSU/FDP's joint vote with the AfD was viewed more than 7 million times on TikTok alone. What is the Left Party doing with the hype? What does it want to achieve in its role as the opposition? How will it address questions of security policy? And how will it deal with having a blocking minority with its political opponent, the AfD? Anne Will discusses this with the Left Party's acting parliamentary group leader, Heidi Reichinnek. The editorial deadline for this episode was Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 10 a.m. Photo Credits: The Left / Olaf Krostitz IMPORTANT SOURCES: Tagesschau: Who voted for the Left – and why?, February 24, 2025 ​​https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv... Die Zeit: Left-wing foreign policy: They would even vote with the AfD for their pacifism, February 26, 2025 https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschla... ZDF: Politbarometer from March 7, 2025 https://www.zdf.de/politik/politbarom... Der Spiegel: New parliamentary group in the Bundestag: The concern The Left Party's fear of voter disappointment, March 7, 2025 https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutsc... The Left: Resolution of the Party Executive Board of March 1, 2025 https://www.die-linke.de/partei/parte... Exploratory paper by the CDU, CSU, and SPD March 8, 2025 https://www.spd.de/fileadmin/Dokument... IMPRINT Editors: Sven Knobloch, Olga Patlan Executive Producer: Marie Schiller Producer: Maximilian Frisch, Patrick Zahn Sound Design: Hannes Husten Marketing: Mit Vergnügen GmbH A Will Media GmbH production