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Supporters of Sahra Wagenknecht found association

An association has been founded in Sonneberg in southern Thuringia to support the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). The 18 founding members include former SPD and Linke members, a spokesperson for the association told the German Press Agency in Erfurt. The spokesperson announced that a district...

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Sahra Wagenknecht, Member of the Bundestag, gives a press conference to mark the formation of the....aussiedlerbote.de
Sahra Wagenknecht, Member of the Bundestag, gives a press conference to mark the formation of the group "Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht - For Reason and Justice". Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

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An association to support the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has been founded in Sonneberg in southern Thuringia. The 18 founding members include former SPD and Linke members, a spokesperson for the association told the German Press Agency in Erfurt. The spokesperson announced that a district association would be formed soon after the planned party foundation in January. There are also plans to run in the local elections in Thuringia next year in the town of Sonneberg and the district.

Jürgen Reiche was elected chairman of the supporters' association. Peter End was elected as deputy, Brigitte Matthes as assessor and René Hähnlein as second assessor and press spokesperson. Leon Fellmann was elected treasurer.

According to the information provided, a citizens' office is to be opened at the end of January.

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.

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  1. The new association in Sonneberg, Thuringia, aims to support the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in local elections next year, as announced by a spokesperson to the German Press Agency in Erfurt.
  2. The chairman of the supporters' club, Jürgen Reiche, was elected alongside other executives, including deputy Peter End, assessors Brigitte Matthes and René Hähnlein, and press spokesperson Hähnlein.
  3. Sahra Wagenknecht, a long-time Left Party politician, left the party in October with nine Bundestag members to found the BSW, which is set to become a party officially on January 8.
  4. The association in Sonneberg plans to open a citizens' office at the end of January to further its activities before the formal party foundation and local election campaigns.
  5. Previous party members, such as Former SPD and Linke supporters, have joined the BSW association in Thuringia's Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, demonstrating the growing appeal of the new political entity in the region.

Source: www.stern.de

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