The star of Germany's left-most parliamentary party has quit to set up her own populist formation, based on scepticism on both green issues and on support for Ukraine, that polls suggest could capture up to 20% of the vote.
Post communist refers to the party succession. Die Linke is the successor of the PDS (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus), which fused with the WASG (Arbeit & soziale Gerechtigkeit – Die Wahlalternative) to form Die Linke. And the PDS itself was the successor of the SED (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus), which in turn was formed in East Germany by fusing the local SPD & KPD (Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands).
But yes, Wagenknecht is an odd one, because she also holds a lot of the far right positions, very similar to the AfD. But to show more of her character, one has to also realize her party name: BSW - Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
She literally uses her own name for it, which I find highly narcissistic.
Post communist refers to the party succession. Die Linke is the successor of the PDS (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus), which fused with the WASG (Arbeit & soziale Gerechtigkeit – Die Wahlalternative) to form Die Linke. And the PDS itself was the successor of the SED (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus), which in turn was formed in East Germany by fusing the local SPD & KPD (Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands).
But yes, Wagenknecht is an odd one, because she also holds a lot of the far right positions, very similar to the AfD. But to show more of her character, one has to also realize her party name: BSW - Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
She literally uses her own name for it, which I find highly narcissistic.