According to a survey, many voters are interested in a possible new party of left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht. When asked “Could you basically imagine voting for a new party founded by Sahra Wagenknecht?” In a survey by the Civey Institute, 30 percent of those questioned said yes or more likely yes. In East Germany it was even 49 percent, as the “Spiegel” reported on Friday. The magazine commissioned the survey. Civey therefore interviewed 5002 people.
There has been speculation for months about a possible founding of Wagenknecht. The former parliamentary group leader is at odds with her own party leadership and takes different positions than the majority of the left on the subject of sanctions against Russia and energy policy. Recently she herself had publicly considered founding a new party, but also pointed out problems. Whether she decides to do so is an open question.
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