In two western provinces, the ruling party could also register a significant loss of votes.

In the German state of Baden-Württemberg, the Social Democrats (SPD) in The Greens, Rhineland-Palatinate received the most votes in Sunday’s local legislative elections (Landtag) on ​​behalf of the first of two national public television broadcasts (ARD, ZDF) according to estimates made.

According to, the Greens, who have led Baden-Württemberg as the largest ruling party since 2011, were able to obtain between 30.7% and 31.5% of the vote, compared to 30.3% in the last elections of 2016.

The SPD, which has ruled Rhineland-Palatinate since 2006 as the largest party in the current coalition, has won between 33.5% and 34.5%, weakening from 36.2% in 2016.

Therefore, the Greens and Social Democrats are expected to regain the possibility of forming a government in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, respectively.

One of the big issues in the elections was the participation of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which has been under pressure in recent days due to alleged abuses by members of the federal parliament (Bundestag). According to early estimates, the center-right party, the number one force in federal politics, was back in second place in Baden-Württemberg after 2016, with a result of around 23.1 to 23.3 percent. Also in Rhineland-Palatinate, the second largest faction can reform in the Landtag, with 25.5 to 26 percent of the vote. This is a significant drop of 27 percent in Baden-Württemberg in 2016 and 31.8 percent in Rhineland-Palatinate.

In Baden-Württemberg, after the Greens and the CDU, the Christian Democrats’ Right Alternative follows Germany (AfD) with a result of around 11-12 percent, a weakening compared to 15.1 percent. percent in 2016. The SPD in Baden-Württemberg was also able to get 11 to 12 percent of the vote, up from 12 percent five years ago. The Free Democratic Liberal Party (FDP) grew stronger, garnering roughly 11 percent of the vote after 8.3 percent five years earlier.

AfD also ranks third in Rhineland-Palatinate after the SPD and the CDU, with a result of around 10 percent, weakening compared to 12.6 percent in 2016. The Greens strengthened, gaining about 8 percent. percent after 5.3 percent in 2016. The FPD could end around the 6.3 percent level it had reached five years ago. The Free Voters (FW) party has also crossed the 5 percent entry threshold and is expected to gain roughly 5.7 percent representation in the Maint Landtag.

In a first statement, Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann of Baden-Württemberg, leader of the Greens, indicated that he would not stick with his current coalition partner, the CDU, with whom he had worked in a strained relationship. As he said, he receives the election result with “great gratitude and humility” and sees it as a mandate for the Prime Minister to continue his work. That is why the Greens are initiating discussions with all “democratic” parties about the possibility of intergovernmental cooperation, added Kretschmann, whose party has long made it clear that it considers many forms of coalition conceivable but is unwilling to cooperate with the AfD under no circumstances.

Prime Minister Malu Dreyer of Rhineland-Palatinate, leader of the SPD, has also not taken a clear position on the composition of the coalition that will make up his next government. However, he stressed that he had never kept a secret that he considered the cooperation with the partners so far, the Greens and the Liberals, to be very good.

On behalf of the CDU, all the prominent politicians spoke out of frustration in the first statements. In a press release at its Berlin headquarters, Paul Ziemiak, general secretary of the party’s federal organization, called the election result very bad and said he was scandalous over the scandals that led to the departure of the three members of the party. Bundestag unhappy with government measures to slow coronary virus It goes back to Dreyer’s excellent personal support.

The general secretary of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Blume, called the CDU’s result a serious defeat. According to him, the failure of the fraternal party can be attributed to the inadequate performance of politics at the federal level, more precisely to the problems surrounding the handling of the epidemic. Therefore, he added, quick results and success in fighting the epidemic are needed so that the CDU and CSU alliance can regain the trust of marginalized voters for the September Bundestag elections.



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