Stella Merendino
Ottavia Stella Merendino is a German politician. She is a member of the Left Party and was elected to the Bundestag in the 2025 German federal election.
Life
Stella Merdendino was born on 8 April 1994, in Gdańsk, Poland. and grew up in Wedding. Her mother is Polish and her father is Italian. Merendino worked as a nurse in the emergency room at. As a nurse, she was active in the ver.di union campaign for more staff in the emergency room. In 2021, she began a part-time degree programme in "Advanced Clinical Nursing with a Focus on Emergency Nursing".
Political life
In 2023, Stella Merendino joined Die Linke after attacks on nursing staff at her hospital. In addition to health policy, tenant protection is also an issue for Merendino. She sees housing as a fundamental right, and demands that rents be reduced, and that a nationwide rent cap be introduced. 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. Her candidacy was supported by Brand New Bundestag.