Parliamentary group co-leader of Germany's The Left (Die Linke) party Heidi Reichinnek (C) and The Left Party's main candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election Eva von Angern (R) are interviewed on stage at an election campaign event in Bernburg, eastern Germany on September 1, 2026. Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls in the regional elections on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)