After success in Saxony-Anhalt, BSW sees tailwind for elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

After the BSW entered the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, the party feels there is a tailwind for the election on September 20th in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. “Saxony-Anhalt has shown that survey results of four percent are not a preliminary decision. A lot can still happen between now and election day,” explained the BSW top candidate and state chairman in MV, Peter Schabbel.

In Saxony-Anhalt, surveys had seen the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) at 4 percent shortly before the polls. Ultimately, the party received 5.3 percent of the vote. In MV, the BSW was also recently at 4 percent in surveys.

“New opportunities for majorities”

“With the BSW in parliament, new opportunities arise for political majorities,” Schabbel continued. As in Saxony-Anhalt, the BSW in MV is also in favor of the state parliament electing a non-partisan prime minister. The party's idea is that the head of government would then have to govern with changing majorities. “Such a model could be an alternative to coalitions in which parties with significant programmatic differences come together primarily for tactical reasons,” said Schabbel.