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Former BSW Members in Thuringia Form New Party as Sahra Wagenknecht Faces Regional Shifts

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2 sources across 2 countries · Germany · Italy

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  • Frankfurter Allgemeine Germany · Centre-right · FAZIT-Stiftung (foundation)
  • Corriere della Sera Italy · Centre-right · RCS MediaGroup (Cairo Communication)

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Former members of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) in Thuringia, led by Katja Wolf, have founded a new political party called Thüringen.Gerecht. The group, consisting of 14 former BSW members, intends to establish a new parliamentary group in the state parliament to ensure legal compliance and maintain their funding. Katja Wolf serves as the party leader, while Steffen Schütz is the vice chief. The new party plans to focus on social justice, specifically regarding the life achievements and pension systems of East Germans, and intends to maintain a focus on peace and criticism of arms deliveries to Ukraine.

While the Thuringian split occurs, Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW is positioned as a potential kingmaker in Saxony. Following recent elections where BSW received 5.2 percent, the party is viewed as a possible partner for the AfD to form a regional government. Sahra Wagenknecht has previously described the exclusion of parties with significant voter support as antidemocratic. In Thuringia, AfD leader Björn Höcke previously offered support for Wagenknecht to become minister president, though the current split between Wolf and Wagenknecht highlights internal tensions within the BSW movement.

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