Die Linke (The Left) party members cheer and top candidate of the left-wing Die Linke (The Left) party Elif Eralp (front 3rdR) is hugged after the announcement of the first exit poll results on public television at the electoral evening event of Germany's The Left (Die Linke) party following Berlin's state elections in Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Jens SCHLUETER / AFP via Getty Images)