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| Far-right AfD ejected from Hamburg state parliament after attack | Far-right AfD ejected from Hamburg state parliament after attack |
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| Exit polls in the northern city suggested voters had turned against party after Hanau killings | Exit polls in the northern city suggested voters had turned against party after Hanau killings |
| Four days after a racist gun attack in the German town of Hanau killed 10 people, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) were set to be ejected from the Hamburg parliament in a state election on Sunday. | |
| Exit polls indicated that AfD would fall just short of the 5% threshold. “Nazis out,” shouted supporters of the victorious Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens as they celebrated in the northern city. | Exit polls indicated that AfD would fall just short of the 5% threshold. “Nazis out,” shouted supporters of the victorious Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens as they celebrated in the northern city. |
| Angela Merkel’s conservatives were also punished, as they were pushed into third place in their first electoral test since the chancellor’s protégée gave up her hopes of taking the top job. | Angela Merkel’s conservatives were also punished, as they were pushed into third place in their first electoral test since the chancellor’s protégée gave up her hopes of taking the top job. |
| Exit polls for public broadcaster ZDF put the SPD, who share power with Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) at a national level, at 38%, down about 7 points from 2015 but still the strongest party in Hamburg, traditionally a centre-left stronghold. | Exit polls for public broadcaster ZDF put the SPD, who share power with Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) at a national level, at 38%, down about 7 points from 2015 but still the strongest party in Hamburg, traditionally a centre-left stronghold. |
| Facing a backlash over a leadership crisis and an outcry over a local branch of the CDU in eastern Germany siding with the AfD, Merkel’s party slumped to just 11%, their worst ever result in Hamburg. | Facing a backlash over a leadership crisis and an outcry over a local branch of the CDU in eastern Germany siding with the AfD, Merkel’s party slumped to just 11%, their worst ever result in Hamburg. |
| “For us at the CDU, this is a bitter election result,” said the party’s premier of the neighbouring state of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günther. | “For us at the CDU, this is a bitter election result,” said the party’s premier of the neighbouring state of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günther. |
| Two weeks ago, CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer plunged the party into chaos by saying she would stand aside, blowing open the race to succeed the chancellor. | Two weeks ago, CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer plunged the party into chaos by saying she would stand aside, blowing open the race to succeed the chancellor. |
| Merkel, chancellor for almost 15 years, has said she will not run again in the next federal election, due by October 2021. | Merkel, chancellor for almost 15 years, has said she will not run again in the next federal election, due by October 2021. |
| The Greens were the biggest winners, reflecting their strength at the national level, due mainly to growing fears about climate change. They doubled their vote to 25.5%. | The Greens were the biggest winners, reflecting their strength at the national level, due mainly to growing fears about climate change. They doubled their vote to 25.5%. |
| The results point to a continuation of the ruling coalition of the SPD and Greens in Hamburg. | The results point to a continuation of the ruling coalition of the SPD and Greens in Hamburg. |