Germany's political newcomer, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), said on Monday it might legally challenge the results of the national election after narrowly missing the 5% hurdle to enter parliament.

BSW blames overseas voting problems in weighing lawsuit after missing Bundestag threshold by just 13,400 votes.

Sahra Wagenknecht, is considering challenging the results of elections in Germany after her party fell barely short of entering parliament on Sunday. The left-wing conservative BSW scored 4.97% after exit polls repeatedly hovered at around 5% in a tense night for the party.

Germany's far-left Die Linke party has enjoyed a late poll surge ahead of Sunday's elections, boosted by a spirited anti-fascist speech by its new rising star that quickly went viral.

Regardless of the outcome, Sunday's German election marks a rejection of the centrist political establishment and a shift to the right.

The resurgence of the far-left Left Party, as well as a historic result for the far-right AfD, demonstrates growing support for the extremes as the outlook for Europe's largest economy darkens and the arrival of millions of migrants polarises society.

The results of Germany’s February 23 election have cemented a chilling trend that has increasingly characterized European politics in the 21st century: the collapse of social democracy and the subsequent resurgence of far right parties and movements,