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Recount of the federal election: BSW fights for election victory!
Bonn: BSW calls for a recount of votes after a narrow election defeat. The Bundestag decides on objections and possible errors.
Recount of the federal election: BSW fights for election victory!
On November 8, 2025, everything in Germany's political landscape revolves around the controversies surrounding the last federal election. The BSW (Alliance for Social Justice and Economic Reason), which narrowly failed to meet the five percent hurdle in February 2025 with 4.981 percent of the vote, is attracting particular attention. The party was only 9,500 votes short of sending its representatives to parliament. The demand for a nationwide recount of votes is now getting louder.| Tagesschau reports that…
The party's founder, Sahra Wagenknecht, does not take kindly to the media and opinion research institutes, which she believes have negatively influenced the election results. Furthermore, there were subsequent corrections to the votes for the BSW in several constituencies. The discussion is becoming increasingly widespread and is giving the election verification committee a lot to do, as 1,031 objections to the election results have now been received.
A long road to the recount?
A constitutional lawyer, Michael Brenner, believes a recount is possible if errors can be proven. The decision on a recount ultimately rests with the Bundestag. However, it has already been noted that the Election Verification Committee only held three meetings. The first took place only three months after the election, which many observers see as a weak point in the approach.
Wagenknecht also criticizes the long duration of the exams and calls for prompt decisions. Problems also arise as 126 appeals were rejected due to formal errors. A lawsuit filed in June 2025 for a recount was initially dismissed by the Federal Constitutional Court.
Consequences of a possible recount
The consequences of a recount could be considerable for the current political landscape: a possible postponement could jeopardize the majority of the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag. In the worst case scenario, there could even be a four-party alliance made up of the CDU, CSU, SPD and the Greens, which would significantly change the distribution of political power.
The decision on the recount could be made by the end of 2025. It will therefore be exciting to see how the political debate about the last election continues and whether the BSW can ultimately find its place in the Bundestag. It remains exciting to see what the next time will bring!