German firebrand politician quits far-left Die Linke to set up her own party | Germany
Germany This article is more than 2 months oldGerman firebrand politician quits far-left Die Linke to set up her own partyThis article is more than 2 months oldSahra Wagenknecht joined by nine other MPs in migration-sceptical party which will court unhappy voters on left and right A leading German radical-left politician who has questioned the green transition and blamed the west for Russia’s war on Ukraine has left her party to set up a new one, in a move likely to cost the far right votes and further fragment the nation’s politics.