Parties - "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" wins defectors from the left
A few weeks before the party is founded, the new " Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" is trying to gain a foothold in the region. In Ueckermünde in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the left-wing parliamentary group in the town council has declared its resignation from the party in order to switch to the new alliance, BSW state representative Sabine Zimmermann told the German Press Agency on Saturday.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, there were dozens of inquiries from people who wanted to join, including entrepreneurs, trade unionists, craftsmen and carers, said Zimmermann. The situation is similar in Saxony, where she is also in charge of setting up a state association. Zimmermann announced that the BSW would be running in the East German local elections in June and in the three state elections in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg in September.
Long-time Left Party politician Sahra Wagenknecht left the party in October with nine members of the Bundestag to found a rival project. Initially organized as an association, the "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" is to formally become a party on 8 January. The founding party conference is scheduled for January 27. Zimmermann, for her part, was a member of the Left Party in the Bundestag for a long time and has been working on setting up the new project in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony since the summer of 2023.
Detlef Rabethge, previously parliamentary group leader of the Left Party in Ueckermünde town council, said that the party resignations would take effect on January 1. As the new Wagenknecht party has not yet been founded, the party will initially operate as an alliance under the title "Reason and Justice". According to him, the parliamentary group has six members.
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- The new "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" is also trying to establish a presence in Saxony, with Sabine Zimmermann overseeing the foundation of a state association.
- In addition to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" has received numerous inquiries from potential members in various professions, such as entrepreneurs and caregivers, in Ueckermünde and other parts of Germany.
- The BSW, led by Sabine Zimmermann, has announced that it will participate in the East German local elections in June and the three state elections in Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg in September, representing the "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance."
- Long-time Left Party politician Sahra Wagenknecht, along with nine members of the Bundestag, left the party to found the "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance," which will formally become a party on January 8.
- In Ueckermünde, the left-wing parliamentary group has resigned from the party to join the "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance," with the party resignations taking effect on January 1, and the parliamentary group operating as an alliance titled "Reason and Justice" until the new party is officially founded.
Source: www.stern.de
