Plans for ‘Anti-Woke’ Leftist Group Fall Through at EU Parliament
Brussels’ established socialists have undermined the ambitions of the Sahra Wagenknecht-led faction.
Brussels’ established socialists have undermined the ambitions of the Sahra Wagenknecht-led faction.
In an interview, Sahra Wagenknecht called Chancellor Scholz’s optimistic assessment of the German economy “so unworldly, it’s so beyond reality.”
Germany’s rebel socialist Sahra Wagenknecht is sounding out allies to form a left-wing “anti-woke” faction.
“Unnecessary bullying of the opposition” by establishment parties is “wrong, small-minded, and legally questionable,” says MP.
The BSW party blames its bowing out of domestic elections on lack of funds, but polls suggest their voter support would be marginal even if they did field candidates.
A €75 donation from Russia and an account in a financial institution also used by a Russian media company has been enough for the new BSW party to come under fire.
The Bundestag has revoked socialist party Die Linke’s official status, expediting its financial liquidation.
The leading German leftist said “banning unpopular parties because they become too strong is incompatible with a free society.”
Wagenknecht said, “We decided to found a new party … otherwise we probably won’t recognize our country in ten years.”
More than three decades after the end of the communist GDR, the successor to the former state party is being ripped apart by internal divisions.
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