German opposition Left Party chooses duo for election drive
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Germany's opposition Left Party has chosen its two parliamentary leaders to head its campaign for next year's election, a combination that reflects its divisions amid questions over whether it's ready to consider entering a national government.
The party announced Sunday that Sahra Wagenknecht — probably its best-known figure, representing its hard-line left-wing — and the more centrist Dietmar Bartsch will be its lead candidates in the election expected next September.
The Left Party is currently the biggest opposition party in Parliament.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Some on Germany's left would like to see a three-party left-wing alliance emerge from next year's election, ousting Chancellor Angela Merkel. That could be tricky, however, because the Left Party grew out of opposition to economic reforms conducted by a center-left rival and opposes military deployments abroad.