Germany’s far-left Die Linke party, heir to the communist-era Socialist Unity Party, is set to take charge of a regional government for the first time following coalition talks.<br /><br />Thuringia’s so-called red-red-green coalition also includes the social democrat SPD party and the Greens.<br /><br />Die-Linke is considered a political pariah by Angela Merkel’s CDU. <br /><br />What is now Thuringia was part of East Germany during the Cold War. It Is now part of a reunified country.<br /><br />Die Linke leader Bodo Ramelow, who campaigned for the election alongside a red bust of Karl Marx, is set to be appointed as the regional leader in Thuringia.<br /><br />The coalition deal comes less than two weeks after festivities marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
