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.

The left-wing conservative BSW party fell just short of the 5% threshold to enter the Bundestag with a nail-biting share of 4.97% of the vote on Sunday. View on euronews

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

After narrowly missing 5% threshold, BSW leaders say they will examine possible legal moves, as many Germans abroad could not cast their ballots as they did not receive their postal voting documents -

The leader of Germany's upstart Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) shared her trepidation at initial projections, whereby the newcomer party may yet fall short of the 5% threshhold to enter parliament.

For parties such as liberal Free Democrats (FDP), far-left Die Linke or The Left and leftist-conservative Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) — all of who have hovered around 5% during the election campaign — Sunday could spell the end of relevance.

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.