Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance has 10 left-wing members in German Parliament

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The President of the Left Party, a Member of the German Federal Parliament and it’s Deputy-Elect to the European Parliament explained their positions and ambitious proposal for Europe. Correspondent Yunus Soner expands on this topic. teleSUR

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00:00 Welcome back from the south.

00:03 Extreme right-wing parties dominate the headlines after the elections to the European Parliament,

00:07 but the institution will also welcome new members from the left.

00:11 In Germany, the Scharau-Werke-Lech alliance will send six deputies, the president of the

00:17 party and a member of the German federal parliament, and its deputy, the elect to the European

00:23 Parliament explains their position to the Lesseur.

00:26 Our correspondent Juno Sonner gives us the details.

00:33 The Sarawak-Neck alliance, established in January 2024, has 10 deputies in the German

00:38 parliament who joined from the left party.

00:40 On Sunday, it received 6% of the vote and has an ambitious proposal for Europe.

00:48 The European Union's opinion is in urgent need of reform.

00:52 We need more sovereignty for the states and we need to ensure that the extremist labels

00:56 which dominate Brussels are limited.

01:03 On election night, the party holds a celebration.

01:06 When the results are announced, there is joy.

01:09 The participants protest against other parties known as warmongers.

01:13 War and peace are the key issues.

01:19 Europe used to be a power of peace.

01:20 Today, arms are being sent from Europe, also to regions in crisis and war such as Israel

01:26 and Ukraine.

01:27 There is a lot of war rhetoric, also from Brussels.

01:30 We believe this is the wrong path and we ask to return to our roots.

01:37 Thomas Geisel was mayor of the city of Dusseldorf from 2014 to 2020.

01:42 He was one of the party's two major candidates in the European elections and won.

01:50 Our goal must be a constellation in which we have a collective defence system that includes

01:54 Russia.

01:55 It cannot be that the future of Europe is its division.

01:59 Europe can only play an international role when it is united.

02:05 Geisel claims that this long-term policy will ruin Europe and announces that he will take

02:10 a clear position in Parliament against the increase in armament and sanctions policies.

02:19 For me, it is very important to maintain good relations with the BRIC states.

02:23 Right now we are losing the global South.

02:25 We sometimes believe that we are in hegemony, but this is nonsense.

02:29 Most of the world doesn't see it that way.

02:32 We should be more humble and seek dialogue.

02:38 The president also warns in the context of relations with China.

02:44 I believe that Germany and Europe should not simply take the US side.

02:48 This would be a serious mistake for the European economy.

02:51 Europe should try to avoid being dragged into a conflict between the US and China and instead

02:57 maintain good relations with all parties.

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