"This is certainly a historic turning point and of course it is also a bitter defeat," said Dietmar Bartsch, a Left Party parliamentarian who had served as co-chair of the faction.
Wagenknecht is among Germany's most popular politicians and has drifted to the right on several social issues, including on migration, creating ideological crossover with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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