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Sahra Wagenknecht

Sahra Wagenknecht was born in 1969 in Jena, East Germany, to a German mother and Iranian father. She has founded a party combining conservative social values with socialist economic values.

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October 19, 2024

Scholz defends arms sales to Turkey after Erdogan talks

October 19, 2024

Germany: Socialist Left Party elects new leaders

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Brandenburg state premier Dietmar Woidke stands next to an AfD campaign poster

German state election: Far-right AfD comes close second

German state election: Far-right AfD comes close second

Germany's Social Democrats finished just ahead of the far-right AfD party in the Brandenburg state election.
PoliticsSeptember 23, 202402:23 min
Sahra Wagenknecht amid reporters

Germany's new BSW party shakes up political landscape

Germany's new BSW party shakes up political landscape

The BSW has only been around since early 2024 but won 16% of the vote in Thuringia's state election.
PoliticsSeptember 7, 202402:48 min
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits a tank production line

German support for Ukraine under pressure from populists

German support for Ukraine under pressure from populists

The populist BSW and far-right AfD did well in state elections, after campaigning on ending arms deliveries to Ukraine.
PoliticsSeptember 7, 2024
Vadimir Putin in a TV studio

Russian propaganda celebrates German far right

Russian propaganda celebrates German far right

Russia's media pundits welcome the rise of the far right in Germany as it neatly fits into the Kremlin's propaganda.
PoliticsSeptember 3, 2024
Sahra Wagenknecht

Germany: New BSW party in kingmaker position in east

Germany: New BSW party in kingmaker position in east

The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance wants to help govern Saxony and Thuringia, but some key demands have been rejected.
PoliticsSeptember 3, 2024
Sahra Wagenknecht giving a speech in June 2024

What is Germany's populist BSW party?

What is Germany's populist BSW party?

The brand new Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is gaining traction. Many of its positions overlap with the far right.
PoliticsSeptember 2, 2024
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Martin Schirdewan and Janine Wissler

Germany's Left Party on the brink of oblivion

The most important socialist voice in the country's political landscape is struggling for survival.
PoliticsAugust 20, 2024
Sahra Wagenknecht stands and smiles among a few other people

How German politics could be reshaped by the BSW party

Germany's populist BSW presented a challenge to the far-right AfD in the recent European Parliament elections.
PoliticsJune 15, 202407:17 min
Activist Carola Rackete (left) and party co-chair Martin Schirdewan holding flowers, smiling

Germany's socialist Left Party fights for survival

The post-communist Left Party is trying to reinvent itself as a viable political force in today's Germany.
PoliticsNovember 20, 2023
Four heads. upper: Sahra Wagenknecht (l),Thilo Sarazzin, lower: Boris Palmer (l), Hans-Georg Maaßen,

Germany's unruliest political rogues

All German political parties have a politician who annoys party leaders by making outrageous statements.
PoliticsJuly 6, 2021
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