Far-left politician calling for peace with Russia make waves in German politics - video Dailymotion

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00:00Here in Chemnitz, in the state of Saxony, the old GDR is everywhere. Back then it was called Karl-Marx-Stadt.

00:07When Zara Wackenknecht, the figurehead of the new radical left, is out campaigning,

00:12she likes to talk about the old days.

00:16That's something we learned in the GDR. We're not easily taken in by our leaders.

00:22The manifesto? More social justice, no more immigration,

00:27and above all, no more arms shipments to Ukraine.

00:33Her efforts to get a peace deal are really important to me.

00:39Keeping on sending arms to Ukraine and investing so much money in that? I'm against it.

00:46With a near shot, Ukrainian refugees have gathered to protest.

00:50For them, Zara Wackenknecht is playing Moscow's game.

00:54But the ex-communist denies she's a Putin stooge.

01:00Being slandered in this way because you campaign for peace talks is sick.

01:04We are not Putin's friends, but we do want an end to the war. And for us,

01:08we won't be able to achieve that as long as we keep sending arms to Ukraine.

01:14Winning words, opinion polls indicate that just months after its creation,

01:19her party will win about 15% of the vote in this state.

01:23Which worries former East German dissidents who fought for the end of the communist regime

01:28and support Ukraine. 35 years after the wall came down, Martin Böttger is sounding the alarm.

01:36The alliance ignores the fact that the Kremlin is run by an autocrat who behaves like a fascist.

01:41Unfortunately, I'm very worried that it's Putin who's going to win these elections

01:45in Saxony and also Thuringia. His propaganda works well in these regions.

01:50Zara Wagenknecht's success is in any case a game changer in this state.

01:57Without her, there'll be little chance of a majority to block the far right.

Far-left politician calling for peace with Russia make waves in German politics

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