Overview
- Former BSW legislators Melanie Matzies, André von Ossowski and Reinhard Simon announced the new group in the Brandenburger Landtag to pursue what they describe as a fresh start.
- Current rules state that members elected from the same party list may form only one faction, leaving the group's status uncertain because all three entered via the BSW list.
- Von Ossowski said he will introduce an amendment to enable the group to be recognized under Landtag rules.
- The BSW parliamentary group, reduced to nine members after recent exits, calls a law change a distortion of voter intent and is considering legal action.
- The move follows the collapse of the SPD–BSW coalition, with Minister-President Dietmar Woidke now leading a minority SPD government and exploring a coalition with the CDU, which the new group says it will scrutinize.