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Far-left party wins Berlin election, pledging to nationalise housing (www.reuters.com)

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[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Berlin has more than municipal power though. It has state power in the federation of German states.

To draw a comparison, it's as if Toronto was its own province, without the Ford government being able to dictate what happens within its limits. Or Houston was a state, without Texas being able to extend its corrupt fingers over it.