First party conference of the "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" at the end of January
The new "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" plans to hold its first party conference in Berlin on January 27. This information from "Der Spiegel" was confirmed to the German Press Agency on Friday. Prior to this, the new party is to be formally founded at the beginning of January and the first 400 or so members are to be admitted. The statutes are currently being drawn up, the magazine reported.
Sahra Wagenknecht, formerly a long-time member and at times parliamentary group leader of the Left Party in the Bundestag, resigned from the party in October along with nine other MPs. The association "Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht" is currently preparing the foundation of the party and collecting donations for it.
Treasurer Ralph Suikat told the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (Friday): "We will reach a seven-figure sum in the next few days." He added: "That sounds a lot at first, but the major parties spend tens of millions in an election campaign. In this respect, we are satisfied, but we still have a long way to go."
The new party wants to run in the European elections in June and, if possible, in the three state elections in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg in 2024.
The "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" is expected to discuss its policies during the first party conference, scheduled for the end of January. Despite the significant financial contributions, party treasurer Ralph Suikat acknowledged that they still need to raise more funds, as major parties typically spend tens of millions during election campaigns.
Source: www.dpa.com
