Unrest at BSW: Is Wagenknecht throwing in the towel?:
A change at the top of the BSW is looming. This week, Sahra Wagenknecht wants to decide whether she will ...
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BSW Faces Critical Leadership DecisionSahra Wagenknecht's upcoming choice on stepping down may reshape the party ahead of December's federal congress.
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- Sahra Wagenknecht missed the party's board retreat due to illness, with an imminent decision expected about her leadership role.
- Thuringia's state chair Katja Wolf highlights Wagenknecht's key role in building the party and its national relevance.
- Over 3,000 name suggestions have been submitted, with a new party name to be voted on at the December federal congress.
- BSW aims to secure seats in all East German state parliaments by 2026 while rejecting coalitions with the AfD.
We did not enter to join an all-party coalition that aims to prevent the AfD together.— Mohamed Ali, co-chair of BSW, comments on the party's stance towards coalitions in the 2026 election year.
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- Robert Habeck allegedly made inaccurate statements about Sahra Wagenknecht and the BSW party during an August 2024 campaign event.
- A criminal complaint filed in November 2024 triggered a defamation investigation by the Dresden public prosecutor's office.
- A request to lift Habeck's parliamentary immunity was submitted but recently rejected by the Bundestag.
- Sahra Wagenknecht describes the accusations as deliberate falsehoods aimed at manipulating the election, emphasizing the case concerns defamation rather than insult.
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- Sahra Wagenknecht addressed the reasons for BSW's failure in the Bundestag elections during an ARD interview, calling for a recount of votes.
- She criticized the leadership in Thuringia as responsible for the poor election results and emphasized that the party disappointed its voters.
- Wagenknecht acknowledged the left party's emerging stability, despite disapproving of its profile, which she believes the BSW cannot achieve.
- The chairwoman indicated she would remain in her position until a viable party is established.
I will not continue forever.— Sahra Wagenknecht stated this during the ARD talk show with Sandra Maischberger while discussing her future as party leader.
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- Katja Wolf remains the state chair of the Thüringen BSW, winning the party congress with 61 votes against Wagenknecht's favored candidate Anke Wirsing, who received 35 votes.
- Wolf, also the finance minister, succeeded in advocating for the BSW's entry into the government amid a contentious debate about the party's strategic direction.
- Outgoing co-chair Steffen Schütz criticized the Wagenknecht line and emphasized the importance of collaboration between the government and the party.
- A proposal to separate party leadership from governmental roles did not gain majority support, while members voted in favor of Schütz's potential candidacy for the federal board.
Let humanity be our ideology, let us not become a Left 2.0.— Steffen Schütz, during his speech at the state party convention of the Thüringer BSW.
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