Berlin Left Party Leaders Distance Themselves from Deputy Vanessa Emde

Tobias Schulze, chair of the Berlin Left parliamentary group, declared that the faction cannot continue to cooperate with deputy Vanessa Emde, labeling her as non-cooperative. The decision follows Emde's repost of a contentious Instagram video in which she again denied a state’s right to exist, echoing remarks made during the election campaign. At the upcoming Tuesday leadership meeting, the group will decide on possible actions, and Emde has been summoned to attend.

Emde insisted she stands by her statements and will not be silenced by media attacks or threats of exclusion. She also criticized the faction’s declaration on Israel, arguing it selectively presents party decisions while omitting a resolution that labeled Israel’s Gaza actions as genocide. The dispute unfolds as the SPD and Greens negotiate a potential coalition with the Left.