Dresden (dpa/sn) - Wherever the Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) alliance campaigns on streets and squares in Saxony, it is also about the question of peace: How can the war in Ukraine be ended? And is the conflict threatening to ultimately also plunge Germany into ruin? "People see the suffering in Ukraine and ask themselves why all the other parties keep voting in favor of further arms deliveries worth billions," reports Sabine Zimmermann, head of the BSW in Saxony, from many conversations with citizens. The question of peace is repeatedly put to her in the marketplaces. Zimmermann attributes the high popularity of her party in Saxony and Thuringia primarily to the BSW's clear stance on war and peace.
Zimmermann (63) encountered two issues during her talks: "Firstly, people are really afraid that we are being dragged further and further into war, step by step. This is not an abstract political concern that is being voiced. People are opening their hearts to us at the voting booth and saying that they have existential fears and hope that we as a new party can do something about it."
