The Left
Source Passport
DE-P-00007-5
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- Legal name
- Die Linke
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Political party
- Founded
- 2007
- Leader
- Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken (Parteivorsitzende)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Open
6 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Named funders on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Die Linke
- Registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Kleine Alexanderstraße 28, 10178 Berlin
- Public contact email Pending check
- parteivorstand@die-linke.de
2 sources
- Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Verzeichnis der Parteien und politischen Vereinigungen, die gemäß § 6 Absatz 3 Parteiengesetz Unterlagen hinterlegt haben (Anschriftenverzeichnis), Stand 01.10.2026, read 2026-10-19 ('Die Linke', Kurzbezeichnung Die Linke, address Kleine Alexanderstraße 28, 10178 Berlin, e-mail parteivorstand@die-linke.de)
- Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Parteiunterlagen Die Linke (Stand 11.12.2025), read 2026-10-19 (Parteivorsitzende Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken, Bundesgeschäftsführer Janis Ehling, Bundesschatzmeister Sebastian Koch, elected 18-20 Oct 2024, next election 19-21 June 2026; Bundessatzung adopted at the 'Gründungsparteitag der Partei Die Linke am 16. Juni 2007 in Berlin'; website www.die-linke.de)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Nothing disclosed
- European or international party family
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- Income mix
- Not disclosed
- State funding and named donors Pending check
Funder Type Note Federal Republic of Germany (staatliche Teilfinanzierung, § 18 PartG) Government or public body recipient of state funds for 2024 (Festsetzung of 31 Jan 2025); per-party amount not extracted Nikolaos Fostiropoulos Individual EUR 50,000 received 12.02.2026
2 sources
- Deutscher Bundestag, Festsetzung der staatlichen Mittel für das Jahr 2024 (PM 3, 31 Jan 2025), read 2026-10-19 (party listed among the recipients of state funds for 2024; absolute Obergrenze EUR 219,244,906; per-party amounts in Anlage 2 not extractable)
- Deutscher Bundestag, Parteispenden über 35.000 Euro – 2026 (published under § 25 Abs. 3 PartG), page updated 18.10.2026, read 2026-10-19 (Die Linke: Nikolaos Fostiropoulos EUR 50,000 (12.02.2026))
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Media, foundations and other bodies it controls
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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