Overview
- Delegates meet on 6–7 December to elect a new federal board as Sahra Wagenknecht relinquishes the chair to head a planned values commission, with De Masi put forward to lead alongside Amira Mohamed Ali.
- Leaders are proposing a rename to “Bündnis Soziale Gerechtigkeit und Wirtschaftliche Vernunft” while keeping the BSW initials, with reporting indicating the removal of Wagenknecht’s name is delayed to a later vote requiring a two‑thirds majority.
- The lineup is set to shift further as Christian Leye exits the secretary‑general role to run for deputy chair and former Union Berlin executive Oliver Ruhnert is proposed as the new secretary‑general.
- The BSW youth has tabled a motion to tighten federal oversight of the Thuringian branch, demanding quarterly implementation reports, member votes on remaining in the state government, and the removal of intelligence chief Stephan Kramer.
- Thuringian figures, including Minister Steffen Schütz, are seeking federal posts in open challenge to the leadership slate, as the party absorbs a recount denial after missing the Bundestag threshold by roughly 9,000 votes.