Mustafa Groener: From Shift Worker to Left Party Candidate in Magdeburg
Mustafa Groener, a shift worker who once avoided neo-Nazis in Magdeburg, is now running for a direct mandate for the Left Party (Die Linke) in the upcoming state election in Saxony-Anhalt. Groener, who was not even a party member in the last election, grew up in the Neu-Olvenstedt prefabricated housing estate, a site built by the GDR regime and later associated with the murder of punk Frank Böttcher by neo-Nazis in the 1990s. He is campaigning to win a direct mandate in Magdeburg, with the election scheduled for about three months from late May. The article, published in der Freitag, profiles his journey from the housing estate to the election campaign.
Key facts
- Mustafa Groener is a shift worker and candidate for the Left Party (Die Linke) in Magdeburg.
- He is seeking a direct mandate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election.
- Groener grew up in Neu-Olvenstedt, a Plattenbau housing estate built by the GDR.
- In the 1990s, neo-Nazis killed punk Frank Böttcher in Neu-Olvenstedt.
- Groener was not a party member during the last election.
- The election is scheduled for about three months from late May 2025.
- The article is published in der Freitag.
- Magdeburg is the capital of Saxony-Anhalt.
Entities
Institutions
- Die Linke
- der Freitag
Locations
- Magdeburg
- Neu-Olvenstedt
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Germany