This time, Germany’s unpopular ruling parties are the clear losers of the European elections, while the far-right AfD party has gained significant support despite recent scandals.
It is european elections They have recorded a record participation of 65%. The results have not been surprising.
As expected, the ruling parties in Germany They are the clear losers of the European elections. The Chancellor’s SPD Olaf Scholz fell to a new all-time low with 13.9% of the vote.
The Greens They lost 8.6% of their supporters. In total, they obtained 11.9% of the votes. He FDP he obtained 5.2% of the votes. It may not be a particularly bad result for them, since they lost relatively few supporters: 0.2%.
However, even the left-wing populist alliance Sahra Wagenknechtas a new party, achieved a better result than the German Liberals and received 6.2% of the vote.
A third of voters supported the CDU/CSU parties
The Union parties performed better than in previous elections, but not as good as expected. After counting all the districts, the CDU and CSU They obtained around 30% of the votes. This means that the Union parties remain in first place at the national level.
It is good news for the outgoing president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (CDU), who would like to continue in office in the new legislature. He now she has a good chance of achieving it.
The extreme right party AfD He is also one of the winners of these European elections. It has become the strongest party in eastern Germany. It took first place in the five eastern states of Germany.
Across Germany, the AfD came second with just under 15.9% of the votes. This is 4.9% more than in the 2019 European elections, meaning that the right-wing populist AfD gained significant support despite all the scandals of recent months.
Not even the scandal surrounding the AfD politician Maximilian Arm seems to have changed the opinion of voters who are dissatisfied with the policies of the German Government.
