Left Party

A man was shot in Gävle, with local reports also covering a shooting in the Sätra district that left one person hospitalised. Swedish media in the city are carrying a range of stories, including Brynäs winning a third straight game despite Källgren going off injured, and election coverage noting an unknown teacher among the most-voted party top names.

Commentators are reacting to coalition negotiations in Berlin, arguing that a so-called Kenya coalition involving the CDU is being prioritised at almost any cost. Critics accuse the CDU and its supporters of attacking the Left party harshly, comparing the atmosphere to past treatment of Habeck and the Greens, claiming anything outside the CDU/CSU camp is treated as unacceptable.

CSU leader Markus Söder is being accused of double standards over the federal fiscal equalisation system. Critics point out that while Union politicians rail against financing states governed by the Left party, Söder was notably less rigorous on this at a noafd event in Saxony-Anhalt. A Taz article argues the Union uses the Länderfinanzausgleich as a 'wonder weapon' against left-wing politics, and the debate is drawing attention to Germany's capital Berlin, led by the Left, refusing to co-finance the Union's demands.

A German-language Mastodon account is sharing satirical content targeting what it calls 'kitchen slapstick showman journalism', mocking a supposedly exposed multi-millionaire from the television cooking world. The post is tagged with hashtags on capitalism, satire, journalism and the Left party, and jokes that skilled staff are urgently needed, framing the episode as an example of media spectacle over substance.

NIPSCO, the Northwest Indiana utility, has agreed to an independent third-party audit of its storm response after widespread power outages left customers frustrated with restoration times. The company said it 'will learn' from the review as it faces questions over how it handled the outage and communicates with affected residents going forward.