Overview

• The Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) narrowly missed the 5% parliamentary threshold in February's election, falling short by approximately 9,500 votes.
• BSW identified 4,277 misassigned votes, partially due to confusion with the similarly named 'Bündnis Deutschland,' but remains below the threshold.
• The party will formally lodge an objection with the Bundestag’s election review committee, requesting a full recount to secure its entry into parliament.
• BSW leaders argue that a recount could reveal enough additional votes to surpass the 5% threshold, potentially altering the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition's majority.
• Previous emergency appeals for a recount were rejected by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court and the Hesse Administrative Court, leaving the Bundestag as the next step in the process.