Dmytro Hubenko Editor
Nov 10, 2025
Sahra Wagenknecht is leaving her role as leader of the party named after her, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), with MEP Fabio de Masi replacing her. DW has more.
German politician Sahra Wagenknecht said she is stepping down as chair of the party she founded, the left-wing populist 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.”
As head of the new Basic Values Commission, Wagenknecht will have a seat and a vote on the party executive committee. She also said she would be involved in election campaigns and public debate.
Wagenknecht founded the BSW party in 2024 after an acrimonious divorce from the leftist Left Party.
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