Sahra Wagenknecht does not receive the Lionheart Peace Prize 2024

Criticism of entrance fees

Wagenknecht rejected the claim on request: "Of course, I did not ask for a postponement because the awarding of the Lionheart Prize would have had a negative impact on the BSW election campaign in Saxony." The issue of peace is central to the BSW. However, the organization of the event was "not convincing". Above all, the relatively high ticket prices were "difficult to explain for a public appearance by me one week before the state elections".

The fact that Wagenknecht was to receive the award was announced in January. Last year, the singer of the band Die Prinzen, Sebastian Krumbiegel, had turned down the award. The journalist Gabriele Krone-Schmalz, who was also selected at the time, then received the award.

The aid organization Human Projects, based in Baden-Württemberg, awards the "Lionheart" prize to people who are particularly committed to a peaceful world. The task of the award winners is to select a project that works against poverty, hunger, thirst and violence and to donate the prize money to it.