Sahra Wagenknecht leaves the federal press conference.
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In the ZDF “heute journal” Wagenknecht makes an offer to AfD voters: She wants to offer an alternative to those who are dissatisfied with government policy and undecided about their voting decision.
DThe politician Sahra Wagenknecht is also targeting previous AfD voters with her planned new party. “Of course there are a lot of people who vote for the AfD, not because they are right-wing, but because they are angry, because they are desperate,” said the former left-wing politician on Monday evening on ZDF’s “heute journal”. That is also one reason why she and her colleagues are starting the new project. Many people are angry about government policy and don’t know what to vote for. “Many have drawn the conclusion that, okay, if there is nothing else for now, we will vote for the AfD. We want to give these people a serious offer,” said Wagenknecht.
The 54-year-old presented the “Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance” with several fellow campaigners on Monday. The association is expected to lead to the founding of a new party in 2024. Wagenknecht had previously resigned from the party along with nine other former Left MPs. The 38-member left-wing faction in the Bundestag is therefore on the verge of being dissolved.
The group of ten around Wagenknecht still wants to remain part of the left-wing faction until the party is founded in January. Wagenknecht relies on an orderly transition. “We should now do this separation with decency and not throw dirt at each other,” she said on ZDF.
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