The Left Party’s congress, which took place in Leipzig over the weekend, was dominated by a bitter conflict over refugee policy. The dispute erupted after Left Party parliamentary group leader Sahra Wagenknecht addressed the congress on Sunday. By a slim majority of 250 to 249 delegates, the congress voted for a one-hour debate on Wagenknecht’s anti-refugee line. After around 100 delegates registered to speak, lots were drawn to determine who would be allowed to speak.
