Stella Merendino
Stella Merendino | |
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Stella Merendino in 2025 | |
| Member of the Bundestag from Berlin | |
| Assumed office 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ottavia Stella Merendino 8 April 1994 Gdańsk, Poland |
| Political party | Die Linke |
Ottavia Stella Merendino (born 8 April 1994) is a German politician. She is a member of the Left Party and was elected to the Bundestag in the 2025 German federal election.[1]
Life
Stella Merdendino was born on 8 April 1994, in Gdańsk, Poland.[1] and grew up in Wedding.[2] Her mother is Polish and her father is Italian. Merendino worked as a nurse in the emergency room at Vivantes Humboldt Hospital. As a nurse, she was active in the ver.di union campaign for more staff in the emergency room (Tarifvertrag Entlastung).[3] In 2021, she began a part-time degree programme in "Advanced Clinical Nursing with a Focus on Emergency Nursing".[4]
Political life
In 2023, Stella Merendino joined Die Linke after attacks on nursing staff at her hospital.[3][4] In addition to health policy, tenant protection is also an issue for Merendino.[5] She sees housing as a fundamental right, and demands that rents be reduced, and that a nationwide rent cap be introduced.[5] In December 2024, her candidacy for the Bundestag in Berlin-Mitte was announced. In the federal election of February 2025, she was elected to the Bundestag via the state list.[6] Her candidacy was supported by Brand New Bundestag.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag - Ottavia Stella Merendino". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ BLZ (14 December 2024). "Pflegerin will in den Bundestag: "Ich habe alles gesehen"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Abgeordnete im Porträt: Stella Merendino (Die Linke)". ÄrzteZeitung (in German). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ a b Christian Schwager (27 January 2025). "Kliniksterben, volle Notaufnahmen, unnötige OPs: So will eine Berliner Krankenschwester die Politik verändern". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b Rike Lange (18 February 2025). "Soziale Gerechtigkeit, bezahlbares Wohnen: Stella Merendino im Kandidat:innencheck". Weddingweiser (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Diese 45 Politiker aus der Region sind im neuen Bundestag vertreten". rbb (in German). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Unsere Kandidierenden". Brand New Bundestag (in German). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.