{"id":207756,"date":"2025-01-03T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bsw-the-new-party-disrupting-german-politics-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T15:05:09","slug":"bsw-the-new-party-disrupting-german-politics-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bsw-the-new-party-disrupting-german-politics-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"BSW: The new party disrupting German politics | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/g3AFjKERtZ4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"BSW: The new party disrupting German politics | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3AFjKERtZ4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cB\u00fcndnis Sahra Wagenknecht\u201d party or BSW is scrambling definitions of left and right ahead of Germany\u2019s upcoming elections. Its leader Sahra Wagenknecht stems from the far left, but now accuses her former allies of being obsessed with identity politics rather than the interests of the working class. Her party is running on a mix of policies with both left-wing and right-wing characteristics. <\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Berlin Briefing, DW\u2019s Richard Walker and Matthew Moore break down the party\u2019s positions together with German historian Katja Hoyer. From the BSW\u2019s opposition to NATO, climate policies, and sending weapons to Ukraine, to its call for a stronger welfare state and a revival of Germany\u2019s traditional industries with energy from Russia \u2013 the team build up a picture of this taboo-busting party and end with predictions about its impact on the political landscape.<br \/>\n_<br \/>\nDW\u2019s Matthew Moore: BSW profile with Sahra Wagenknecht interview<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How an upstart party could reshape German politics | DW News\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKOhG4R0pq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>DW\u2019s Ben Knight: What is Germany&#8217;s populist BSW party?<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/what-is-germanys-populist-bsw-party\/a-69958619<\/p>\n<p>Books by Katja Hoyer:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.katjahoyer.online\/books<\/p>\n<p>0:00       Introduction<br \/>\n1:27       Who is Sahra Wagenknecht?<br \/>\n2:49       Charisma<br \/>\n5:07       Communist roots<br \/>\n7:00       Early successes<br \/>\n9:00       Left or right?<br \/>\n11:35     Anti-woke<br \/>\n13:54     Anti-NATO<br \/>\n16:20     Ukraine<br \/>\n18:03     Welfare, rent caps<br \/>\n20:45     COVID, climate<br \/>\n22:58     Migration<br \/>\n25:34     Left-wing conservatism<br \/>\n26:40     Who\u2019s voting BSW<br \/>\n28:37     BSW vs. AfD<br \/>\n31:10     Predictions<br \/>\n34:57     Impact<br \/>\n37:13     After Sahra?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#BSW #Berlin #Germany<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cB\u00fcndnis Sahra Wagenknecht\u201d party or BSW is scrambling definitions of left and right ahead of Germany\u2019s upcoming elections. Its leader Sahra Wagenknecht stems from the far left, but now accuses her former allies of being obsessed with identity politics rather than the interests of the working class. 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