Faltering German Government Challenged by New Far-Left Party

  • Sahra Wagenknecht calls government worst in country’s history
  • She has criticized Ukraine military support, Russia sanctions

Sahra Wagenknecht, right, during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 23. 

Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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A German Left party politician who has criticized military support for Ukraine announced the creation of a breakaway group that is set to shake up opposition to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government.

Sahra Wagenknecht told reporters in Berlin on Monday that her far-left alliance will be ready in time to run in next June’s European parliamentary elections.