On October 19, 2024, journalist Ines Schwerdtner and former Bundestag member Jan van Aken were elected as new leaders of Die Linke at the party congress in Halle/Saale. This signals a change in the party's leadership. The election occurred alongside historical events on this date.
The party congress of Die Linke in Halle/Saale elected Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken as new co-chairs on October 19, 2024. Schwerdtner is a journalist, and van Aken is a former Bundestag member. This election highlights a leadership change in the left-wing party.
October 19 holds significant historical weight. In 2010, a Deutsche Bahn ICE train traveled through the Channel Tunnel to London for the first time. In 1990, the Supreme Soviet approved Mikhail Gorbachev's proposals for introducing a market economy in the USSR. In 1955, Bundestag President Eugen Gerstenmaier (CDU) opened the first plenary session in divided Berlin with a commitment to the city. In 1945, the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany stated in the Stuttgart Confession of Guilt that evangelical Christians had not resisted National Socialism decisively enough.
Birthdays include Hilde Gerg (born 1975, skier), Evander Holyfield (1962, boxer), Jürgen Croy (1946, soccer goalkeeper), and John Lithgow (1945, actor). On October 19, 1745, Jonathan Swift, author of 'Gulliver's Travels,' died.
Name days for the date are Isaac, Jean, and Paul. These calendar facts provide context for the current political event.