The Left Party is led by two talk show politicians, Gregor Gysi, the former PDS leader, and Oskar Lafontaine, the ex-leader of the SPD, who do not have much more in common than a record of political failure and a talent for populist speeches. But this clearly appeals to those who feel that they have been neglected and forgotten.
左翼党由两位“脱口秀”政客领导：前民主社会主义党党魁格里格·基希（Gregor Gysi）和前社会民主党领袖奥斯卡·拉方丹（Oskar Lafontaine）。两人除了一连串的政治失败和善于发表民粹主义论调的演讲之外，并无多少共同之处。但他们的言词对于那些感到被忽视和被遗忘的人还是有显著的吸引力。这个党在大选中可能获得的10%的投票，很可能会决定在大选之后组成什么样的联盟。