Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, the new party of the German left that shook the political board

“We must act against uncontrolled immigration” said Geisel, who abandoned social democracy and joined the BSW as a candidate elections The European Parliament has its first test at the ballot box. “This is not about repealing the law right of asylumbut it is necessary to limit this to those who need protection because they are being persecuted,” Wagenknecht said.

range of choice

Since the BSW chairman left the parliamentary group Left At the end of last year, along with eight other MPs, political analysts tried to assess the electoral range within his reach. For decades, Wagenknecht led the communist wing of the Left, which emerged from the merger between post-communism in East Germany and the breakaway from the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Oscar LafontaineWith the person he married in 2015. However, his stance on immigration and his harsh approach on asylum bring him closer to far-right approaches. Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Analysts think BSW could recruit voters who currently vote for the radical right. Moreover, the new party could deal the final blow to La Izquierda, which received 4.9% of the votes, below the minimum 5% to gain seats in the 2021 general elections, but eventually gained a parliamentary group thanks to its many victories. eastern castles.

“It is said that we pose a threat to democracy, but the real threat is a government similar to the current government,” Wagenknecht said, referring to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s tripartite structure between social democrats, greens and liberals. Neither these formations nor the conservative opposition provide “logical” answers to Germany’s economic stagnation.Ukraine’s first arms supplier“Recalled the leader of BSW, which is considered closer to Moscow than to Kiev. His newborn party has obtained a certain financial base of 1.5 million euros from donations and is looking for new militants, but will refuse the “automatic” transfer of affiliates How this filter Although he did not state that it would be implemented, he gave assurance that it would come from the AfD.

Political crisis and radicalization of protests

Wagenknecht’s new party could shake up the German political environment. The AfD is the second party in terms of voting intention at the national level and is likely to become the first force in the three eastern states where regional elections will be held next September. His appearance comes out of nowhere economic weakness in Germany and budget cutsprecipitated by austerity It was defended by Scholz’s liberal associates. This Monday was the first day of a series of mass mobilizations in the German countryside against cuts in diesel subsidies that, according to farmers, endanger their operations. All of this week protests A large gathering of tractor drivers is expected across the country, and in Berlin next Monday.

tension in the countryside is increasing, and this is turning into violent initiatives attributed to infiltrated far-right extremists. There was even a letter to the Minister of Green Economy and Climate Protection. Robert HabekHe spent Christmas in northern Germany when hundreds of protesters tried to attack the ferry he was on. The farmers’ union immediately distanced itself from such protests. However, they clearly stated that they would continue their mobilization against the cuts.