Overview

• Finance Minister Robert Crumbach announced in April that he will step down as BSW state chair to ease the burden of holding both his ministerial and party roles.
• Brandenburg’s BSW state executive committee unanimously nominated federal vice chairwoman Friederike Benda as Crumbach’s successor for the July party congress.
• Former Linke politicians Andreas Eichner and Vinzenz Lorenz declared a joint candidacy challenging Benda and calling for stronger grassroots inclusion.
• Internal communications highlight member frustration over sluggish membership growth and demand accelerated recruitment and structural development.
• Sahra Wagenknecht has urged a clear split between party posts and ministerial duties to avoid conflicts within the SPD-BSW coalition government.