Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
BSW – For Reason and Justice BSW – Für Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit | |
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| Abbreviation | BSW |
| Leader | Sahra Wagenknecht |
| Founded | 26 September 2023 |
| Split from | The Left |
| Colours | Purple Orange Black White |
| Bundestag | 1 / 736 |
| Bundesrat | 0 / 69 |
| State Parliaments | 0 / 1,894 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 96 |
| Website | |
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Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (German: Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, BSW, officially BSW – For Reason and Justice, German: BSW – Für Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit) is a registered association set up by MP Sahra Wagenknecht for the purpose of seceding from the German party Die Linke.[1][2]
The association, based in Karlsruhe, was entered in the association register at the locally responsible district court in Mannheim on 26 September 2023.[3]
It is to be presented at a federal press conference on 23 October 2023 by members of the Bundestag Sahra Wagenknecht, Amira Mohamed Ali, MP Christian Leye, the Bonn left-wing politician Lukas Schön and the Karlsruhe IT entrepreneur and investor Ralph Suikat.[4][5]
According to media, the The Left MPs Klaus Ernst, Andrej Hunko, Ali Al-Dailami, Sevim Dagdelen and Zaklin Nastic will also participate in the new party.[6]
Martin Schirdewan, federal chairmen of the Left declared that members who are committed to a rival party like BSW will be excluded.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Medienberichte: Sahra Wagenknecht gründet eigene Partei". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Lehmann, Timo (2023-10-18). "Sahra Wagenknecht wird eigene Partei gründen". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Register-Eintrag enthüllt Namen: Wagenknecht-Partei könnte „BSW" heißen". www.fr.de (in German). 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ Vorreyer, Thomas. "Bald neue Partei: Wo Sahra Wagenknecht hinwill". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Wagenknecht will Partei-Pläne am Montag vorstellen". www.rbb24.de (in German). 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Linksfraktion im Bundestag: Aus eins wird drei?". www.fr.de (in German). 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Sahra-Wagenknecht-Partei: Linken-Chef droht Mitgliedern mit Ausschluss". Der Spiegel (in German). 2023-10-22. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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