Populist BSW contests German poll result after missing 5% hurdle

Objection filed: BSW demands complete re-counting of the Bundestag election. Hundreds more complaints.

The Sahra Wagenknecht alliance lacked only about 9,500 votes in the Bundestag election for the entry into parliament. The party therefore demands with an objection that all about 50 million votes be counted again. By Kerstin Palzer.

An urgent motion failed at first, now the alliance Sahra Wagenknecht demands in a regular procedure the re-counting of the Bundestag election. The still young party suspects errors, which have led to the left fragmentation remaining under the five-percent hurdle.

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The alliance Sahra Wagenknecht wants to submit his opposition to the result of the Bundestag election to the parliamentary election examination committee at noon.