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- 1Far-left party wins Berlin election with housing nationalisation pledge▼Far-left party wins Berlin election, pledging to nationalise housing
A far-left party has won the Berlin election, with the nationalisation of housing as a central pledge. The result, reported by Reuters, signals strong voter support in the German capital for radical measures to address the housing crisis, including taking private rental stock into public ownership. Commenters are weighing what the win means for German politics and housing policy elsewhere.