The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) sees its course confirmed by its performance in the European elections. The Saxon BSW leader Sabine Zimmermann told the German Press Agency in Dresden on Sunday that it was unique for a party to achieve a nationwide average of over five percent from a standing start. "If you consider that the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance has only existed since January, it is clear that we are completely shaking up the German party landscape. There were obviously broad policy areas that were no longer covered by the previous parties."
Zimmermann pointed out that the alliance even achieved a double-digit result in the vote count in Saxony. After counting in 140 of 418 municipalities, the BSW achieved 12.7 percent, putting it in third place behind the AfD and the CDU - far ahead of other parties. Zimmermann spoke of an "enormous boost" for the upcoming state elections: "This makes it clear to us that the state elections on September 1, 2024 will be completely different to the elections five years ago. Back then, many people no longer knew which party to vote for."
