German voters give government parties a drubbing in state elections

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Voters in two German states used a pair of regional elections on Sunday to chastise the three parties in chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition, as projections showed an upsurge in support for the radical right.

The centre-right opposition won both elections — in the central state of Hesse and the southern region of Bavaria, but the day’s other big winner was the far-right Alternative for Germany. Its support has surged in recent weeks on a wave of anger over rising refugee numbers.

Projections from Germany’s public broadcasters put the AfD on 15.5 per cent in Bavaria and on 16.9 per cent in Hesse — their best result in a west German state.

Alice Weidel, co-chair of the party, said more and more voters were “dissatisfied with the prohibitionist approach of this government, which enacts policies against its own people”.

“The results for the AfD are really alarming,” said Omid Nouripour, national co-leader of the Greens, “and we have to do everything we can to regain people’s trust.”





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[Marius25]

1. The whole world seems to be falling apart these days.

[roamer65]

2. We are sleepwalking into WW3.

Just a matter of time now.