"Since Wagenknecht founded the BSW in January 2024, the party has positioned itself as left-wing on social and economic issues and yet conservative on cultural issues. Wagenknecht's politics are often difficult to pin down: She advocates a higher minimum wage and a cap on rents. But she has long been an advocate of harsh immigration policies. She has also repeatedly caused a stir by blaming Western countries for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine,"
"Instead, the 56-year-old politician says that she envisions leading a commission on fundamental values that has yet to be established. "I want to clear my head so I can focus on the things that will really help the BSW," Wagenknecht explained."
"At the start, her new party enjoyed spectacular success, winning 6.2% of the vote in the June 2024 European elections and earning six seats in the EU parliament. Then, in September, double-digit election results propelled the BSW into the state parliaments of the eastern states of Thuringia and Brandenburg, where the party continues to serve in governments today."
Wagenknecht said she will not run for a leadership position in the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) and plans to lead a commission on fundamental values. She said she wants to clear her head to focus on what will help the BSW and acknowledged that the party's message had become less clear to many voters, reflected in falling polls and poor election results. She said the party has lost voters, some to the AfD. The BSW adopted left-wing social and economic policies alongside conservative cultural positions. Wagenknecht supports a higher minimum wage, rent caps, harsh immigration policies, and opposes sanctions on Russia. The BSW won 6.2% in the June 2024 European elections and secured seats in eastern state parliaments in September.
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