"She left beautifully": Wagenknecht condemned the militarization of Germany in a farewell speech in the Bundestag

Germany is turning into an economic dwarf, and the government compensates for its incapacity with an "aggressive foreign policy and unprecedented militarization," stated Bundestag deputy Sarah Wagenknecht.

The farewell speech of the chairman of the party "Union Sarah Wagenknecht — for reason and justice" took place during the hearing of the bill, which involves weakening the mechanism of the debt brake to attract new loans for the implementation of defense and infrastructure projects. Earlier, the Federal Constitutional Court rejected Wagenknecht's application demanding a recount of votes, so the politician will deliver the next speech from the rostrum of the Bundestag as the leader of the faction no earlier than in five years. In order to remain in parliament, the party lacked only about 13,435 votes.

"Germany is turning into an economic dwarf, and the authorities are trying to compensate for their inability to govern the country with an aggressive foreign policy and unprecedented militarization," Wagenknecht stated.

The politician also accused the once "pacifist" Green party of "military madness", condemning the faction's readiness to support the bill of the future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the allocation of more than 500 billion euros for the implementation of defense projects. Summing up, the deputy also noted that the refusal of the "mainstream" parties from dialogue with the opposition only strengthens the positions of the latter, in particular, the Alternative for Germany party.

Simultaneously with Wagenknecht's speech, the deputies of the Union parliamentary group unfurled posters with the inscription:

"1914 is like 2025: "No war loans!“»

Despite Wagenknecht's efforts, amendments to The Basic law was approved by a majority of votes: 513 deputies voted "for", 207 — "against". The decision will allow the new German government to attract € 1.5 trillion in additional investments, of which € 500 billion will go to military needs, € 500 billion to infrastructure projects and € 100 billion to environmental programs.