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Erfurt / Berlin (dpa) - The candidate for the federal chairmanship of the Left, Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, also relies on her experience in Thuringia in her goal of making the party capable of governing at the federal level.
"If you don't show that you want to govern, you will never manage it," said Hennig-Wellsow of the German Press Agency in Erfurt.
The 43-year-old, who applied as party leader on Saturday, has been one of the pillars of the left as a ruling party in Thuringia for more than six years.
She played a key role in bringing about the nationwide first red-red-green coalition with Bodo Ramelow as the first Prime Minister of the left.
“My goal is a federal government without a CDU - preferably a green-red-red one.
I advocate getting ready for government, ”said Hennig-Wellsow.
It is clear to her that participation by the left in government initially sounds unrealistic.
Her experience in Thuringia also means that a lot is possible “what you seriously undertake”.
If they are elected, Hennig-Wellsow wants to give up the party and parliamentary group chairmanship in Thuringia in the next few weeks.
She is aiming for a candidacy for the Bundestag, she said.
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