ARD projection: AfD strongest force in eastern Germany
Published: Sunday, Jun 9th 2024, 21:00
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According to an ARD projection, the AfD has become by far the strongest party in the European elections in the eastern part of Germany.
As the broadcaster reported on Sunday evening, the right-wing populists achieved 27.1 percent in the eastern German states including Berlin. They were followed by the CDU with 20.7 percent and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), which scored 13.1 percent of the vote in the east, more than twice as much as in Germany as a whole.
While the AfD was able to gain 7.5 percentage points in the East compared to the 2019 European elections, all other established parties recorded losses - with the exception of the CDU, which just managed to maintain its result from five years ago.
According to the ARD projection, the Greens only achieved 6.4% in the east, down 7.4 percentage points. The SPD lost 1.2 percentage points and now stands at 11.4 percent. The Left Party suffered heavy losses. It lost 7.2 percentage points and landed at 5.5%. The FDP lost 1.6 percentage points and received the votes of three percent of voters.
The AfD is classified as a suspected right-wing extremist party by the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution, and several East German state associations are considered to be confirmed right-wing extremist. In September, it could become the strongest party in the state elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg.
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