Left Bundestag leader Sören Pellmann honors Che Guevara on anniversary
Sören Pellmann, the Linkspartei’s parliamentary group leader, posted a tribute to Che Guevara on the 59th anniversary of his death, claiming Guevara’s spirit lives on in all supporters.
On the 59th anniversary of Che Guevara’s death, Linkspartei Bundestag group leader Sören Pellmann posted a message praising the communist revolutionary, calling him a liberator of countries suffering under Western domination. Pellmann claimed that Guevara’s spirit endures in all of his fellow activists. The commentary condemns the tribute, highlighting Guevara’s record of summary courts, executions and forced-labour camps, and accusing Pellmann of endorsing political violence.
It notes that the Linkspartei, described as socialist and antisemitic by the author, is currently negotiating a coalition with the SPD and the Greens in Berlin. The piece also references Pellmann’s recent enrollment in the Rote Hilfe, an aid organization criticized by the Verfassungsschutz for supporting extremist actors, and cites internal disputes within the left over an antisemitism agreement involving parties such as the CDU.
Why it matters
A senior left-wing lawmaker publicly glorifying a controversial revolutionary raises questions about extremist sympathies in mainstream politics.
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