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BSW Sets December Vote to Drop Wagenknecht From Party Name, Keep Initials

Members can submit new name ideas through August, reflecting a push to broaden the party after its narrow Bundestag miss.

Overview

  • The leadership opened a renaming process and invited members to email suggestions until the end of August.
  • Delegates will choose the new name at the federal congress in Magdeburg on 6–7 December.
  • The party will retain the BSW abbreviation, which is registered as a wordmark with the EUIPO.
  • Sahra Wagenknecht has proposed “Bündnis für Sicherheit und Wohlstand” as a possible new name.
  • A spokesperson says Wagenknecht will remain engaged but her role will be decided in December, with media reporting Amira Mohamed Ali likely to continue and Fabio de Masi being discussed following the party’s 4.981% result and internal setbacks such as the Thuringia vote.