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Anti-immigration AFD in 2nd place in German elections – exit poll Anti-immigration AFD in 2nd place in German elections – exit poll
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According to state broadcaster ARD, the right-wing party is predicted to secure 19.5% of the vote, with the Christian-Democrats coming out on top with 29%According to state broadcaster ARD, the right-wing party is predicted to secure 19.5% of the vote, with the Christian-Democrats coming out on top with 29%
The right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AFD) is projected to take second place in the country’s snap elections on Sunday, with 19.5% of the vote, an exit poll published by state broadcaster ARD indicates. The Christian-Democrat CDU/CSU party is predicted to emerge victorious with 29%, according to the broadcaster’s research.The right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AFD) is projected to take second place in the country’s snap elections on Sunday, with 19.5% of the vote, an exit poll published by state broadcaster ARD indicates. The Christian-Democrat CDU/CSU party is predicted to emerge victorious with 29%, according to the broadcaster’s research.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social-Democratic Party is expected to secure 16% – if confirmed, its worst showing since 1949. According to Financial Times, the party is poised for “its worst defeat since 1887.” The SPD’s partners in the now defunct traffic-light coalition, the Greens, were backed by 13.5% of the voters and the Free Democratic Party by a mere 4.9%, according to ARD’s exit poll. The Left Party can presumably count on 8.5% of the vote, with the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, which was created last January, debuting with 4.7%, the broadcaster reports.Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social-Democratic Party is expected to secure 16% – if confirmed, its worst showing since 1949. According to Financial Times, the party is poised for “its worst defeat since 1887.” The SPD’s partners in the now defunct traffic-light coalition, the Greens, were backed by 13.5% of the voters and the Free Democratic Party by a mere 4.9%, according to ARD’s exit poll. The Left Party can presumably count on 8.5% of the vote, with the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, which was created last January, debuting with 4.7%, the broadcaster reports.
Compared to the 2021 general elections, the AFD will apparently be the biggest winner, projected to improve its performance by 9.1%. The CDU has risen by 4.9%, according to the exit poll. By contrast, Scholz’s Social Democrats are presumably down by 9.7%, the Greens by 1.2%, with the FDP projected to bleed 6.5%.Compared to the 2021 general elections, the AFD will apparently be the biggest winner, projected to improve its performance by 9.1%. The CDU has risen by 4.9%, according to the exit poll. By contrast, Scholz’s Social Democrats are presumably down by 9.7%, the Greens by 1.2%, with the FDP projected to bleed 6.5%.
Surveys in recent months have consistently shown that the ruling traffic light coalition was not widely supported by the population.Surveys in recent months have consistently shown that the ruling traffic light coalition was not widely supported by the population.
According to ARD, the AFD could get 145 out of 630 seats in the German parliament, with the CDU/CSU likely to claim 210.According to ARD, the AFD could get 145 out of 630 seats in the German parliament, with the CDU/CSU likely to claim 210.
Addressing her supporters late on Sunday, AFD’s co-leader and chancellor candidate, Alice Weidel, proclaimed: “We have scored a historic result. We were never stronger on the federal level. We have become the second strongest force.”
She pointed out that despite efforts to “halve” its results, the AFD has emerged as the only party that “doubled its result” compared to the previous election. The politician also stressed that “our hand will always be extended for a coalition government, to execute the will of the people, the will of Germany.”
Weidel warned the Christian Democrats against betraying their own voters by entering into a coalition with left-leaning parties. The AFD chancellor candidate predicted that if this happens, “the next elections will come sooner than you think, and then we will overtake the CDU as the strongest force. This is our objective.”