Sören Pellmann and Heidi Reichinnek will in future lead the Left in the Bundestag. They succeed long-time parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch.
The Left is in crisis after the wing around Sahra Wagenknecht split off. The group has 28 members, but MP Petra Pau was unable to take part in the vote due to an injury. The results of the new group chairmen were very close, with Bünger and Gürpinar losing.