Gregor Gysi is a member of parliament for Die Linke and was the head of its parliamentary group from 2005 to 2015. He served as chair of the Party of Democratic Socialism from 1989 to 1993 and was president of the Party of the European Left from 2016 to 2019.
Ahead of Sunday’s German election, left-wing party Die Linke has enjoyed a surprise resurgence. Longtime leader Gregor Gysi told Jacobin about what’s changed — and how a new generation of activists can take the party forward.