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Berlin election victory puts Left Party on expropriation track

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC · How we work

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Germany's Left Party wins Berlin election and vows to act on the 2021 referendum expropriating landlords.
The 2021 Berlin referendum, though non-binding, called for expropriating owners of over 3,000 rental units.
Vienna controls about 220,000 municipal apartments and 200,000 subsidized dwellings, housing over 60% of residents.
Paris aims for 30% social housing by 2035 and has identified 61 projects to build 8,200 homes.

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Germany's Left Party wins Berlin election and vows to act on the 2021 referendum expropriating landlords.
The 2021 Berlin referendum, though non-binding, called for expropriating owners of over 3,000 rental units.
Vienna controls about 220,000 municipal apartments and 200,000 subsidized dwellings, housing over 60% of residents.
Paris aims for 30% social housing by 2035 and has identified 61 projects to build 8,200 homes.