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 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,

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 -

With a week left to Germany's snap polls to the parliament, both the AfD on the far-right and BSW on the far-left could offer a stiff challenge to mainstream political parties. Here is what to know.

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.

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.