Overview
- Fabio De Masi and Amira Mohamed Ali were elected co-chairs with about 93.3% and 82.6% of delegate votes, respectively.
- Delegates approved a rebrand to “Bündnis für soziale Gerechtigkeit und wirtschaftliche Vernunft” after next year’s state votes, retaining the BSW acronym.
- Sahra Wagenknecht left the party executive to chair a new Grundwertekommission, and Oliver Ruhnert was chosen as general secretary.
- Debate at the congress exposed sharp divisions over BSW’s roles in the Brandenburg and Thuringia coalitions as federal leaders vowed to increase pressure on those state governments.
- Leaders reaffirmed a peace-first line critical of rearmament, reported roughly 11,200 members with looser admissions, and said the party will pursue a legal bid over the federal election after a recount was rejected by a Bundestag committee.