Overview
- The presidium and board agreed to propose the full name “Bündnis Soziale Gerechtigkeit und Wirtschaftliche Vernunft,” retaining the BSW abbreviation.
- A party spokesman confirmed the leadership bodies’ agreement on the proposal, which responds to long-standing criticism of excessive personalization.
- Sahra Wagenknecht is expected to keep a leading role, though it remains undecided whether she will stand again as chair at the December gathering.
- Reporting points to ongoing leadership talks that could elevate MEP Fabio de Masi, and the future role of co-chair Amira Mohamed Ali is described as unclear.
- The party cites roughly 5,000 members after gains in 2024 and a narrow miss of the 5 percent Bundestag threshold this spring, as internal strains surface in Brandenburg where the BSW plans to oppose media treaties despite signaling it wants to keep the SPD coalition.