# Germany news: Far-right leader backs left-wing populist

https://mins.news/en/item/21068

- DW, 2026-08-13 09:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-far-right-leader-backs-left-wing-populist/live-78347793?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Björn Höcke, the Thuringian leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany, has offered to support left-wing populist Sahra Wagenknecht as state premier. The AfD and Wagenknecht’s alliance together hold 47 of 88 state parliament seats, a majority that could challenge the mainstream parties’ “firewall” against cooperation with the far right.

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