Germany’s Far-Left BSW Could Hold the Key to an AfD Government

The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, a party that emerged from the most radical wing of Die Linke, could paradoxically become crucial to the far-right Alternative for Germany’s attempt to form a government in Saxony-Anhalt.

BSW’s position could give it a decisive role in the eastern German state, despite its far-left origins. The party’s potential importance follows the AfD’s strong showing there and places it at the center of the question over who can govern.