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Das BSW wurde im Januar 2024 von Sahra Wagenknecht gegründet mit dem Anspruch, die bundesdeutsche Parteienlandschaft grundlegend zu verändern. Es wurde als historischer Umbruch angekündigt.
Man muss – um die Tragweite des heutigen Nachmittags deutlich machen zu können – vielleicht einmal daran erinnern, mit welchem Anspruch Sahra Wagenknecht ihre politische Solokarriere begonnen hat. Von einem »historischen Tag« sprach Wagenknecht bei der Gründung ihrer Partei im Januar 2024, die das Potenzial habe, »die bundesdeutsche Parteienlandschaft grundlegend zu verändern«. Dass der Laden dann »Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit« (BSW) genannt wurde, war da nur konsequent.
Zweieinhalb Jahre später lässt sich feststellen, dass das Projekt nicht Geschichte gemacht hat, sondern womöglich selbst bald Geschichte ist. Heute haben zehn von zwölf noch verbliebenen BSW-Abgeordneten in Thüringen die Partei verlassen. Darunter sind auch alle drei von der Partei gestellten Landesminister: Vize-Ministerpräsidentin und Finanzministerin Katja Wolf, Digitalminister Steffen Schütz und Umweltminister Tilo Kummer. Vor zwei Tagen waren bereits drei weitere Abgeordnete ausgetreten.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Das BSW wird auf Bundesebene weiter an Bedeutung verlieren, wenn der Trend in Thüringen Schule macht.
Possible · Within months

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