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Elif Eralp

Berlin’s Die Linke leader Elif Eralp visits an installation displaying portraits of victims of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, marking the third anniversary of the attack, at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, October 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
October 29, 2026, 9:02 pm
Berlin’s far-left mayoral candidate inadvertently admits fear of supporters who back Hamas
Elif Eralp accidentally acknowledges to Der Spiegel that she and her husband are ‘afraid of these people,’ referring to Die Linke supporters with ties to terror groups Hamas, PFLP
By ToI Staff
The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, carries the Torah scroll during the inauguration ceremony of the rooms of the first military rabbinate of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr in Berlin, Germany, on July 4, 2024. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP/File)
September 25, 2026, 8:48 pm
Jewish group urges far-left vote winners in Berlin to tackle antisemitism
Top German Jewish leader Josef Schuster says incoming mayor’s stance against antisemitism is not even shared by ‘large majority’ in her Die Linke party
By Céline LE PRIOUX
The Die Linke (Left Party’s) main candidate Elif Eralp celebrates on stage following exit polls in Berlin’s state elections in Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin on September 20, 2026. (Jens SCHLUETER/AFP)
September 21, 2026, 7:23 pm
Far-left Elif Eralp set to become Berlin mayor, as her Die Linke party tops elections
Daughter of Turkish migrants calls Mamdani ‘great role model,’ says she wants to foster city’s Jewish life; recent party campaign concert featured performer’s ‘Death to the IDF’ chants, call for intidfada
By Pierrick Yvon
A man casts his vote at a polling station during the Berlin state election in Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
September 20, 2026, 12:53 pm
Eyes on far-right AfD, far-left Berlin candidate as Germans vote in two state elections
AfD seen as unlikely to win either of Sunday’s elections, but expected to make gains in latest challenge to leader Friedrich Merz; far-left Eralp leading in Berlin mayoral poll
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Elif Eralp, mayoral candidate for Die Linke in the upcoming regional elections, addresses supporters during a campaign stop in Berlin, August 29, 2026. (Ralf Hirschberger/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 10:39 am
First they take Manhattan? Looking to mimic Mamdani, far left’s Elif Eralp eyes Berlin City Hall
Jewish community wary as Die Linke party’s mayoral candidate vows to fight antisemitism ahead of September 20 election; critics claim she can’t even control it within her own party
By Joshua Schultheis
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