Members of the German Bundestag Amira Mohamed Ali (L) and Sahra Wagenknecht take part in a plenary session to discuss the 2024 federal budget. Britta Pedersen/dpa
The newest party in the German political landscape, the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), is gaining support, with a 6% approval rating nationwide, according to the latest opinion poll on Friday. That is an increase of 2% for the party that was established by Sarah Wagenknecht, a former leader of Die Linke (The Left), who split from her party to form the BSW. The BSW combines left–wing social policy with an anti-immigrant stance and criticism of the European Union. The results mean that if Germany held elections on Sunday, the party that was founded in January would beat the 5% hurdle...
