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Central Council President Josef Schuster stated that the party has repeatedly engaged in antisemitic actions during the election campaign. He appealed to the SPD and the Greens not to form a government with the Left Party."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on party ties to clan member"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the Left Party's connection to a leading clan member who attended one of their election parties. The Left Party in Berlin-Neukölln stated that the individual, identified as Issa Remmo, was not invited and that the party has no political or personal ties to him. They described the event as public, accessible to uninvited guests. 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