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Wagenknecht enthusiasm: BSW has no chance in the Bundestag without her!
On November 9th, 2025, Sahra Wagenknecht will decide on her future at BSW, which currently has 3.3% approval.
Wagenknecht enthusiasm: BSW has no chance in the Bundestag without her!
Things will get exciting on Monday: Sahra Wagenknecht, the front woman of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), will announce whether she will continue to lead the party as party leader. This decision could have far-reaching consequences for the political landscape. Political scientist Sarah Wagner emphasizes how crucial Wagenknecht is for her party's visibility at the national level, as the BSW is hardly noticed without her. Currently, the BSW has missed the five percent threshold in elections and is not in the Bundestag, which underlines the need for a clear strategy and strong leadership.
The upcoming changes could also be related to the upcoming renaming of the party to the “Alliance of Social Justice and Economic Reason”, which observers consider to be insignificant for political success. The BSW is currently only recording 3.3 percent in the surveys, which makes it particularly challenging to assert itself in the political landscape. In the last local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, the party only got 1.1 percent and thus has a small presence in the west.
Compact survey results and regional differences
The BSW survey results vary greatly between the old and new federal states. While in the east, especially in Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia, survey results are around 9 percent, the BSW in the old federal states remains in the low single-digit range, sometimes with only 2 percent in Bavaria and 1.8 percent in Hamburg. This shows that support for the party is particularly strong in the East, which may be due to Wagenknecht's East German roots. Overall, a look at the latest polls shows that the BSW has an average vote of 3.6 percent, drastically less than the Left, which has stabilized and is polling above 10 percent.
Especially in the five eastern German states, the BSW's values exceed the magic mark of 5 percent, which could play a decisive role for the party in future elections. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how the party strategy will develop under and after Wagenknecht's possible announcement.
Government responsibility and the challenges of the BSW
A central question that concerns the BSW base is possible government participation. Wagenknecht is skeptical about such ambitions, especially because of the experiences in Thuringia and Brandenburg, where participation in the government is seen as an excuse for losing support. This could increase pressure on the BSW leadership to define a clear direction to mobilize the voting community and generate interest.
The challenge remains that the BSW does not focus on a single, exclusive topic. While Russia is currently the party's strongest drawcard, media visibility is seen as crucial to reaching voters. The left-wing competition has been able to regain stability thanks to Wagenknecht's departure, which is causing additional problems for the BSW. Given these circumstances, the party not only has to deal with logistical problems, but also has to develop a coherent plan to survive in a political environment marked by uncertainty.
What remains to be seen is what steps Wagenknecht will take in response to the current situation. Your decision could be of great importance both for the BSW and for the entire political situation in Germany.