"German politician Sahra Wagenknecht said she is stepping down as chair of the party she founded, the leftist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), with MEP Fabio de Masi replacing her at the helm. Wagenknecht will not run for re-election at the federal party conference in early December and will instead focus on the party's political agenda as chair of a new BSW core values commission, she said at a news conference in Berlin."
""In the future, I want to have my head free again for the things with which I can really help the BSW," Wagenknecht said. Wagenknecht recognized that the BSW's profile had recently become "less clear" to many voters, which has been reflected in falling poll ratings and poor election results. "We have lost voters, some of them to the AfD (Alternative for Germany), and we cannot be satisfied with that.""
Sahra Wagenknecht will step down as chair of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), with MEP Fabio de Masi taking over leadership. Wagenknecht will not run for re-election at the federal party conference in early December and will instead chair a new BSW core values commission to focus on the party's political agenda. She said she wants greater freedom to help the party and acknowledged the BSW's profile has become less clear to many voters, citing falling poll ratings and losses to the AfD. Separately, the trial of alleged far-right extremist Taleb A. opens in Magdeburg; he is accused of killing six people and injuring hundreds, with about 180 victims and relatives as co-plaintiffs.
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