Pellmann and Reichinnek lead the left in the Bundestag. The Left is in crisis after Sahra Wagenknecht's wing split off.

In surveys nationwide it currently only reaches three to four percent. The group has 28 members, but MP Petra Pau was unable to take part in the vote due to an injury. The MP Christian Görke was elected as the first parliamentary manager, but still discord Although the Left group is small, it is divided over the future direction.