Germany's populist BSW campaigns on rent freeze platform
Germany's populist party Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), founded by the former far-left leader of the same name, is campaigning in next year's federal elections on a platform of social…
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Leader of Germany's populist BSW condemns Putin and Ukraine war
Sahra Wagenknecht, the leader of the new eponymous German populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has distanced herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I condemn this war,"…
Germany's far-left party picks lead candidates for expected election
Germany's embattled far-left party, Die Linke (The Left), has selected its lead candidates for anticipated early elections, it announced at a press conference on Sunday. The election…
Germany's ailing hard-left party picks new leaders in hope of revival
Members of Germany's ailing hard-left Die Linke (The Left) chose new leaders on Saturday as the party hopes for a revival after a series of electoral defeats and a bruising split with a…
Populist split on German left a 'gift' to the far right, leader says
The co-leader of Germany's far-left Die Linke (The Left) blamed the upstart populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) for the party's poor showing in state parliamentary elections in the…
German populist Sahra Wagenknecht denounces far-right leader Höcke
German populist politician Sahra Wagenknecht said her upstart party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), would absolutely not consider coalition talks with the far-right Alternative for…
Leadership of hard-left German party says it is in existential crisis
Following the departure of a prominent former member and subsequent haemorrhaging of support, Germany's hard-left Die Linke (The Left) party is fighting for survival just over a year…