Federal election 2021: The left is worried about direct mandates - and entry into parliament

After the federal election in 2021, the left is projected to be exactly at the 5 percent limit: Entry into the Bundestag is at risk.

Berlin - After the federal election in 2021 * the left * has to fear for its four direct seats in Berlin so far in the Bundestag *.

After about a third to half of the votes cast had been counted, the left-wing candidates were only in the lead in two constituencies around 9 p.m.

In Treptow-Köpenick, Gregor Gysi was in second place with an intermediate result of 33 percent of the first votes *, well ahead of the SPD * with 15 percent.

In Lichtenberg, Gesine Lötzsch led with 24 percent before the SPD with 19 percent.

In Marzahn-Hellersdorf, however, the former Berlin Senator for Social Affairs Mario Czaja from the CDU * was with 29 percent ahead of the Bundestag Vice President Petra Pau (left) with 20 percent.

In Pankow, the SPD candidate Klaus Mindrup led with 22 percent, ahead of the left-wing politician Udo Wolf with 15 percent.

There, however, only 20 percent of the polling stations were counted.

Bundestag election 2021: The left is worried about direct mandates - and moving into the Bundestag as a parliamentary group

The Left won the 2017 Bundestag election * as the fifth direct constituency of Leipzig II.

There was still no intermediate result on election evening.

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Three directly elected MPs secure a party entry into the Bundestag even if it achieves less than 5 percent in the whole of Germany.

In the first projections for the federal election in 2021 on Sunday evening, the left was exactly at this limit.

The top duo of the party consists of Janine Wissler and Dietmar Bartsch *.

(lrg / dpa) *