Brandenburg's Left Party Faces Backlash Over Controversial Merz-AfD Image

The party deleted a social media post depicting CDU leader Friedrich Merz in a graphic referencing the RAF, admitting it was a mistake.

The Brandenburg branch of Die Linke posted and quickly deleted a controversial image of CDU leader Friedrich Merz on social media.
The image depicted Merz as a 'prisoner of the AfD,' mimicking a 1977 photo tied to the RAF's abduction of Hanns Martin Schleyer.
The post drew widespread criticism for referencing the violent history of the RAF, a group associated with terrorism and murder in Germany.
Die Linke officials acknowledged the post was inappropriate and removed it following internal and external backlash.
The controversy arose during heated parliamentary debates over migration policy, where the CDU collaborated with the AfD on a non-binding proposal.