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Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht completes party building in MV!
The Sahra Wagenknecht alliance in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has completed its party building with the last district association in Waren.
Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht completes party building in MV!
The political cards in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are being reshuffled. The Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) has successfully completed the development of its party structures in the region. Last Sunday the last of a total of eight district associations was founded in Waren an der Müritz. With this development, the new party now has a presence in all six districts as well as in the independent cities of Rostock and Schwerin.
In December last year, the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania regional association was launched, led by the regional chairmen Melanie Dango and Friedrich Straetmanns. Your ambition is clear: to enter the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. A state party conference, which is scheduled to take place at the beginning of 2026, is already being prepared to set the course for the upcoming elections.
Growth and challenges
With currently around 180 members, the BSW has already created a respectable base. These numbers could mean a boost for the party, because a survey by MV-Trends from September 2023 shows that more than 40 percent of those surveyed in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are positive about a new party under Wagenknecht's leadership. Ex-left politician and party founder Sahra Wagenknecht presented the BSW at the federal press conference on January 8, 2024. According to the state coordinator Sabine Zimmermann, there are many supporters for the BSW, including prominent former left-wing MPs such as Amira Mohamed Ali and Fabio De Masi.
A strategic meeting in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after its founding will serve to clarify the line-up for the local elections. Here it becomes clear that the BSW is not only aiming for local elections, but also wants to raise its voice in the national one.
Political orientation and goals
The BSW defines itself as an “alternative to the AfD” and primarily wants to appeal to dissatisfied voters. Their program is characterized by left-wing populist rhetoric, which, however, also has national tendencies. The party not only criticizes Green politics, but also has a skeptical attitude towards Germany's support in the Ukraine conflict and military aid to Israel in the Gaza conflict. She is also eurosceptic and advocates de-globalization.
Looking ahead shows that BSW has long-term ambitions. There is a federal party conference in Magdeburg on December 6th and 7th, at which a renaming is planned, although the abbreviation BSW should be retained.
The challenges that lie ahead of the BSW should not be underestimated. After narrowly missing the 5 percent hurdle in the federal election in February 2025, the party must prove that it can win the trust of voters. Internal dynamics are also a constant challenge; Not only are former members of other factions flocking to the BSW, there are also discussions about possible coalitions with former leftists, which are vehemently rejected by parts of the left.
The next steps will be crucial. Does the BSW actually offer the hoped-for alternative or does it remain just another player in the political game? The next few months will reveal the answers.