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Elif Eralp German leftist political rise 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 21
SEP 21 · Day 1
Profile of Elif Eralp, leftist Turkish-rooted politician in Germany
The AfD triumphed in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks before the Berlin election.
Eralp interned with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Some members of Eralp's party travelled to New York to learn about Zohran Mamdani's campaign and meet with his advisers.
SEP 21 · Day 1
Elif Eralp, leftist leader with Turkish roots, dubbed Germany's Mamdani
Eralp holds both German and Turkish citizenship.
Eralp studied law in Hamburg and worked for more than a decade as a legal adviser for The Left.
Eralp has served in the Berlin House of Representatives since 2021.