Far Right Gains in German Regional Elections as Conservatives Suffer Historic Defeat
Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the result a "disaster" for his CDU party, which failed to clear the 5% threshold in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for the first time since 1945, France 24 reported.
Friedrich Merz and his CDU party recorded what the German chancellor called a "disaster" in Sunday's regional elections, while the far-right party made gains, France 24 reported.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the conservative CDU failed to win seats in the regional assembly, falling short of the 5% threshold required for representation, a first in German history since 1945, according to the report.
In Berlin, the far-left Die Linke party finished ahead of the Christian Democrats and is positioned to take the mayoralty from them, France 24 reported.
Sources
- Régionales en Allemagne : l'extrême droite progresse, défaite historique des conservateurs — France 24 — Français
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