The centre-right CDU/CSU alliance has won the European elections in Germany, second to the AfD
The centre-right CDU/CSU alliance has won the European elections in Germany followed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in second place. This was confirmed by the national electoral authority after all votes had been counted. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition suffered, namely his Social Democrats (SPD) and his main coalition partners at national level, the Greens. Scholz’s SPD obtained 13.9% of the votes (14 seats), while the Greens fell to 11.9% (12 seats), a sharp decline compared to the 2019 result of 20.5%. Coalition partner FDP, known for its pro-business stance, received 5.2% (five seats). The Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU) who are in opposition at the national level, together obtained 30% of the vote, or 29 seats. This is the same number of seats as the current outgoing European Parliament. The Eurosceptic AfD made significant gains, receiving 15.9% of the vote, compared to 11% in the 2019 European elections, and gaining 15 seats. The newly formed populist party Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) obtained 6.2% for six seats, while the far-left party The Left collapsed to just 2.7%, or three seats.
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