Sahra Wagenknecht, a former parliamentary group leader of the German Left Party, has earned tens of thousands of euros for public lectures over the past two years. The fees were mostly paid by Swiss organizations. In addition to her salary as a member of the Bundestag, Wagenknecht earned almost 800,000 euros in book and lecture fees last year. Her bestseller “The Self-Righteous” earned her 720,868 euros 99 gross from the Frankfurt Campus publishing house. Wagenknecht’s success has caused friction within her ex-party friends, who are critical of her financial gains. A recent lecture has also drawn controversy due to her politically polarizing views.
In the past two years, Sahra Wagenknecht has received tens of thousands of euros for public lectures. The fees were almost exclusively paid by organizations from Switzerland.
Sahra Wagenknecht, recorded at a rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin at the end of February.
Sahra Wagenknecht is the living thorn in the flesh of the German Left Party. The former parliamentary group leader recently drew the ire of her ex-party friends, who may soon be there, because of sober figures. Last year, the politician earned almost 800,000 euros in book and lecture fees in addition to her money as a member of the Bundestag. Of this, 720,868 euros 99 gross came from the Frankfurt Campus publishing house for their bestseller “The Self-Righteous”.
As Sahra Wagenknecht remains a divisive figure within the German Left Party, her finances and sources of income continue to come under scrutiny. As reported, her public lectures have brought in tens of thousands of euros in fees over the past two years, with many of these payments coming from Swiss organizations. Despite her controversial status within her party, Wagenknecht’s profile and star power seem as strong as ever, with her book “The Self-Righteous” proving to be a bestseller, and her earnings in 2020 alone amounting to almost €800,000. With her reputation and bank account doing just fine, only time will tell how Wagenknecht’s political career will evolve in the years to come.