Overview
- Sahra Wagenknecht said she will not seek reelection as co‑leader of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance.
- She will retain seats on the party board and presidium and plans to lead a new values commission to define the party’s profile.
- Party officials signaled a depersonalization drive that includes removing her name from the party’s title.
- Co‑leader Amira Mohamed Ali will remain in place, and MEP Fabio De Masi is widely cited as a leading candidate to succeed her.
- Wagenknecht condemned President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier’s call to isolate the AfD and floated an expert government, as BSW pushes for a recount and considers court action after missing the Bundestag threshold by fewer than about 10,000 votes.