Overview

• Robert Crumbach, Brandenburg's BSW state chair and finance minister, will step down from his party role at a September congress.
• Crumbach has not yet proposed candidates for his succession, emphasizing it will be decided by the party congress.
• The leadership change is not expected to affect BSW's coalition with the SPD in Brandenburg's government.
• Crumbach cited the difficulty of balancing ministerial duties and party-building efforts as a key factor in his decision.
• This move aligns with BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht's call to separate party leadership roles from government positions, a principle not enforced in Thuringia.