Germany's left-wing populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance has narrowly failed to win representation in parliament. On Monday morning it was reported that her self-named party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance,

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 upstart Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) remains optimistic about passing the 5% hurdle to enter parliament, despite weak exit polls. "We really have every reason to be hopeful," said party chair Amira Mohamed Ali.

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.