Wissler criticized the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance for advocating policies like increased deportations and collaboration with the far-right AfD, stating, "A left-wing party must never adapt to a right-wing zeitgeist."
Despite narrowly failing to meet the 5% threshold in the 2021 federal elections, the Left Party maintained representation in parliament, winning 4.9% of the vote and obtaining 38 seats.
Following significant electoral defeats in the 2024 European and regional elections, Schirdewan reflected on the party's decline, acknowledging, "Yesterday was a bitter evening for us."
The Left Party has announced its leadership changes after suffering a major loss, with Schirdewan and Wissler stepping down and the party securing only 3% in recent elections.
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