Overview

• BSW confirmed it will field slates in 32 jurisdictions for North Rhine-Westphalia’s Sept. 14 municipal vote.
• Leaders say a statewide network of Kreisverbände is taking shape, with a goal of reaching four-digit membership in NRW by year’s end.
• Because the party lacks Bundestag representation, volunteers collected more than 30,000 support signatures for direct candidates.
• Recent surveys show BSW polling at roughly 2–3 percent in NRW, according to Forsa and WDR’s NRW-Trend.
• At a Duisburg rally, Sahra Wagenknecht emphasized social justice, disarmament and peace, and the party promoted a state role at Thyssenkrupp to safeguard jobs.