“For reason and justice”
Sahra Wagenknecht founds her own party
October 18, 2023, 6:59 p.m
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Left-wing politician Wagenknecht has fallen out with the party leadership and has been considering founding her own party for some time. It should happen next week. This could have serious consequences for the left.
The rumors persisted for a long time, now it is becoming more concrete: On Monday, Sahra Wagenknecht actually wants to announce the founding of her own party at the federal press conference, as RTL/ntv learned from the left-wing politician’s environment. There has been no confirmation from Wagenknecht so far.
Wagenknecht will first present the founding of an association: “BSW – For Reason and Justice eV”. “BSW” was recently set up in their immediate environment; the abbreviation is said to stand for “Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht”. A kind of draft program will also be presented and an outlook for the further process of founding the party.
Wagenknecht has fallen out with the leadership of the left and has been considering founding his own party for some time. She accuses the federal chairmen Martin Schirdewan and Janine Wissler of not representing the interests of people with little money enough. Wagenknecht’s supporter Christian Leye said it was sad that the left no longer played a role in the large West German states.
According to RTL/ntv information, leaving the Left and the Bundestag faction will not initially be on the agenda on Monday. After Bundestag member Thomas Lutze switched to the SPD at the beginning of October, the left-wing faction in the Bundestag only has 38 members. With fewer than 37 seats it would lose its status as a parliamentary group. This threatens the left when the Wagenknecht party is founded, as members of the Bundestag could switch to the new party.