The BSW is a new left-wing alliance founded on January 8 primarily by former members of The Left party (Die Linke), a party with roots in the former communist party that ruled East Germany.

Mainstream parties are responsible for the gains made by the German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the ...

Anger over the federal government’s policies of war and social cutbacks is manifesting itself in massive losses for the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz got a reprieve after a much needed win for his Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the eastern ...

On 22 September, the SPD, which has governed Brandenburg since 1990, once again secured victory in the state’s legislative assembly (the Landtag) elections. The party of Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke ...

Millions of Turks and other foreign nationals living in Germany are worried about the increase in voter support for the ...

The AfD and BSW represent starkly opposed ideologies but curiously align on key issues including their opposition to ...

In Germany’s 2024 state elections, parties like the AfD and BSW have made gains, leveraging social media platforms to drive ...

BERLIN—Governments across Europe are raising new barriers to immigrants, aiming to curb near-record inflows of people from ...

It’s the new kid on the block in German politics — and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is making waves. A little more ...

This week: Sri Lanka elects a president on a wave of anti-establishment backlash, Germany’s chancellor breathes a sigh of ...