Elif Eralp of Germany's Die Linke party emerged as a leading candidate for Berlin mayor following the party's first-place finish with 25.7% in state elections on September 21, 2026. Eralp cited New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's election as an inspiration for her campaign strategy.
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One candidate has been making headlines in Berlin in recent weeks: Elif Eralp of the left-wing Die Linke party. Her campaign methods and rhetoric have drawn comparisons with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Anne Mailliet, Paul-Louis Godard and Leyla Sobler report.
Berlin Die Linke leader Elif Eralp says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s success was an important example for her party’s campaign, following Die Linke’s first-place finish with 25.7% in Berlin’s state election.