Die Linke and Québec Solidaire Want to Rebuild Class Politics
Die Linke’s Stefan Liebich recently met with members of Québec solidaire to talk politics. Bringing together vantage points from both sides of the Atlantic, the discussion covered political strategy, regional differences, and tactics for future left victories.
Three hundred thousand march in the streets of Quebec, 2012. (Brian Lapuz / Flickr)
In the middle of February, longtime Die Linke member Stefan Liebich met with Québec solidaire’s president, Alejandra Zaga Mendez, and former leadership member André Frappier.
In the early aughts, Québec solidaire (QS) emerged from the ashes of Union des forces progressistes — a broad coalition party comprised of socialists, communists, and social democrats — and the alter-globalization organization Option citoyenne. In the relatively short life of the party, QS’s uncompromising let-wing platform has yielded strong results. In 2019, they were recognized as the second opposition party in Quebec’s National Assembly.
Die Linke, the descendant of East Germany’s ruling Socialist Unity Party, is Germany’s democratic socialist party. It is a founding member of the Party of the European Left, an association of socialist, communist, and red-green parties across Europe. Die Linke is also affiliated with the transnational policy and educational group the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
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