BSW Challenges Bundestag Election Results in Constitutional Court

Sahra Wagenknecht's party seeks a nationwide recount after narrowly missing the 5% threshold for parliamentary entry.

The Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) party filed a complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court requesting a nationwide recount of votes from the February 23 Bundestag election.
BSW narrowly missed the 5% electoral threshold, receiving 4.97% of the vote, falling short by approximately 13,400 votes according to preliminary results.
Party leader Sahra Wagenknecht claims that thousands of BSW votes were misallocated to other parties or incorrectly deemed invalid, citing respect for voter intent as a reason for the recount demand.
Initial recounts in some regions, including Berlin, revealed minor discrepancies, but no significant shifts in overall results have been confirmed so far.
The Federal Electoral Committee is set to announce the official election results on Friday, after which further legal challenges may follow.