Radical left gains local power across Europe, driven by housing crises and community engagement.
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Some European cities are seeing success for communists, radical leftists, and Greens despite rising far-right support and decline of traditional left parties. Examples include Die Linke’s significant gains in Berlin, where Elif Eralp is aiming to become mayor; the Communist Party of Austria governing Graz; the leftist-green coalition Mozemo winning local elections in Zagreb; and various instances across France, Spain, Hungary, Cyprus, Portugal, and Belgium. These “left islands” are linked by several factors: a new political geography separating large cities from rural areas, growing social divisions between property owners and those facing housing crises, and the ability of the left to govern locally while maintaining ties with grassroots movements. Specific issues like housing affordability have been central to these campaigns.
