Germany’s Die Linke party closer to splitting after co-chair resigns

Dietmar Bartsch's departure comes days after his co-chair of the leftwing party, Amira Mohamed Ali, resigned

Germany's ailing leftwing party Die Linke has come another step closer to splitting following the resignation of its parliamentary co-chair amid deep divisions within the bloc.

Dietmar Bartsch's departure comes just days after his co-chair, Amira Mohamed Ali, announced she was resigning.