Overview

• The party’s Landesschiedskommission unanimously ruled on September 5 that the expulsion application was "obviously unfounded."
• The September decision became public in mid-October through a letter from the Brandenburg branch to dpa and regional media reports.
• Nine Die Linke members had filed the request in May, targeting Andreas Büttner’s positions on Israel during the Gaza war.
• Opponents objected to his refusal on X to support recognition of a Palestinian state and to his expressions of solidarity with Israel.
• The commission noted Die Linke has no clear, uniform line on the Gaza conflict and said expulsions are a last resort reserved for egregious breaches.