Politics · Germany · 5 hrs ago
Berlin Left politician Elif Eralp to attend party congress with protection
Berlin Left politician Elif Eralp is expected to have personal protection at her party’s state congress on Saturday.
The German news agency dpa said a review by Berlin police found a concrete threat after Eralp asked for her security status to be checked.
The review came amid planned demonstrations by members of the party’s more radical wing and attention to private notes in which Eralp reportedly named activist Ibrahim Ibrahim as a source of fear.
The police said their security meeting with Eralp was routine, and that it was not prompted by specific threats; they also said Ibrahim was not discussed.
Eralp said she receives insulting and threatening messages, and that these increased after an election.
Accounts differ on whether officials had identified a concrete danger: an earlier account said there had been no known signs, while dpa later reported the review’s finding.
The immediate next step is the party congress, where Eralp is expected to attend with protection.
Berlin Left politician Elif Eralp is to receive police protection at her party’s state congress on Saturday.
Security sources said a review of her security status found a concrete threat situation in the current circumstances.
The circumstances include a planned demonstration outside the venue and a Spiegel report about Eralp’s concerns for her family’s safety.
The Berlin State Criminal Police Office said earlier there had been no indications of a concrete threat and that its security discussion with Eralp was routine.
Eralp has said she receives insulting and threatening messages, which increased after the election.
- Who
- Elif Eralp, a leading Berlin Left politician.
- What
- She is to receive police protection at her party’s state congress.
- When
- Saturday, October 31, 2026.
- Where
- At the Berlin Left party’s state congress; the venue is not stated.
- Why
- Security sources said a review found a concrete threat in the current circumstances, including a planned demonstration and a Spiegel report about Eralp’s security concerns.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Spiegel published a report about Eralp’s concerns for her family’s safety.
Eralp’s security status was reviewed, and security sources said the current circumstances amounted to a concrete threat situation.
Eralp is due to attend the Berlin Left state congress with police protection.
- Politician
- Elif Eralp
- Party event
- Berlin Left state congress
- Protection
- Police protection for the party congress
- Security assessment
- Security sources said the current circumstances presented a concrete threat
- Demonstration
- Planned outside the congress venue
- LKA discussion
- Standardized, general risk-reduction advice; Ibrahim Ibrahim was not discussed
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What people are saying
I receive so many letters, emails, messages and calls that are full of insults and also threats.
That has been going on for longer as a woman in politics, but it really increased again after the election.