Enfant terrible niemieckiej Lewicy.
Sahra Wagenknecht i jej alternatywa dla Niemiec
The enfant terrible of the German Left. Sahra Wagenknecht and her alternative for
Germany
Author(s): Katarzyna Gelles, Joanna TrajmanSubject(s): Political history, Political behavior
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: Sahra Wagenknecht; Left Party; Alternative for Germany;
Summary/Abstract: The citizens’ disappointment with the government’s policy favours the populistAlternative for Germany. Opinion polls indicate the rise of its support when at the sametime, it becomes more radical and poses a threat to the democratic country. Duringdiscussions about the need to contain this unfavourable development, the name of the icon of the German Left is mentioned – Sahra Wagenknecht. The article presentsher political career up to the founding of her own party in January 2024, in relationto opportunities and challenges that creating such a grouping on the German politicalscene would bring. It also includes the analysis of the factors infl uencing the greatpopularity of the activist and her most recent initiative.
Journal: Rocznik Polsko-Niemiecki / Deutsch-Polnisches Jahrbuch
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 103-139
- Page Count: 37
- Language: Polish
