Overview

• Carola Rackete resigned her European Parliament seat after one year, saying her mandate was designed to contribute to Die Linke’s internal renewal.
• Martin Günther of Brandenburg replaced her, promising to advance the party’s climate justice and social equity agenda in Strasbourg.
• Rackete will refocus on extra-parliamentary climate activism, rejoining grassroots movements and protests.
• Her departure realizes the collective mandate model she championed by shifting a single seat’s authority to a broader activist team.
• Die Linke’s move to nominate high-profile activists like Rackete underscores its strategy to engage younger progressives and innovate party structures.