A hotly anticipated left-wing, anti-immigration party seems set to emerge as multiple MPs pledged support to Sahra Wagenknecht the past week and Die Linke entered crisis talks to avoid a schism.
Angela Merkel successfully transformed the classical-conservative CDU of Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl into a socialist party, and turned the party establishment into a real left-wing establishment.
Thuringia’s AfD co-leader Stefan Möller welcomed the development. “When I look at Wagenknecht’s positions, a partnership with her seems the most likely,” he said.
Her unique appeal and broad popularity flies in the face of the traditional—some might go so far as to say antiquated—Right-Left political spectrum, leading to speculation whether Wagenknecht will establish a party.
During the debate, members of AfD and Die Linke called into question the federal government’s silence on the attack, with one of the lawmakers suggesting that the ruling coalition is completely subservient to the United States.
These three politicians may not belong to AfD, but their turn toward conservative principles allies them with the Right in common sense and civic discourse.
