German leftist BSW party challenges national election result


FILE PHOTO: Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of Germany's Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance party (BSW), attends a press conference after the German general election in Berlin, Germany February 24, 2025. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's political newcomer, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), filed a complaint on Monday with the constitutional court seeking to legally challenge the results of the national election, a spokesperson said.

The leftist populist BSW, which was created last year, scored 4.97% in last month's election, lacking just 13,400 votes to enter parliament in a country where around 60 million people are eligible to cast a ballot.

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