On Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 02:40 PM, Mark Baugher wrote: > > I read that BSW did not break the 5% threshold nor did they win three direct > constituency seats, so they lost representation in the Bundestag that they > previously had from the Die Linke split. >
I actually thought that the BSW's 5% was rather respectable, given that it was a new formation. It didn't get over the parliamentary threshold, but only by the slimmest of margins. 5% is not nothing. By the way, I wouldn't describe it as a "split" from Die Linke. True, Sahra Wagenknecht was a leading memeber of Die LInke, but it's a differnt political formation. It's a bit like saying that Mussolini's fascisti were a split from the PSI: they were, but they were also obviulsy *more* than that. I'd characterise the BSW as a qualitatively new force in German politics. I'd don't have time to say more about the German elections right now, but here are two interesting commentaries: <https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-356-deutschland-2025-a> and <https://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-radicalisation-of-young-women.html>. If there's someone on the list actually in Germany, it'd be interesting to heartheir thoughts. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#35594): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/35594 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/111412499/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
