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Anti-Euro Party Makes Big Leap In Thuringia, Brandenburg State Elections

Anti-Euro Party Makes Big Leap In Thuringia, Brandenburg State Elections

14.09.2014 19:49

The euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has taken big strides forward in regional elections in two eastern German states. Results are emerging from votes in Thuringia and Brandenburg. Results of exit polls released just before the close of voting on Sunday showed the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which was founded only last year, had gained 10 percent of the vote in Thuringia and 12 percent of the vote in Brandenburg, meaning it has won a place in the parliaments of both states for the first time. A fortnight ago the AfD was elected to the regional parliament in another eastern German state, Saxony. CDU wins in Thuringia While the governing party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Christian Democrats (CDU), won the most votes in Thuringia with 34.5 percent, they may let lose the leadership of the state if their junior coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), switch sides. Pre-election talk was of the possibility of the Left party, which came second on 28 percent, form

The euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has taken big strides forward in regional elections in two eastern German states. Results are emerging from votes in Thuringia and Brandenburg.

Results of exit polls released just before the close of voting on Sunday showed the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which was founded only last year, had gained 10 percent of the vote in Thuringia and 12 percent of the vote in Brandenburg, meaning it has won a place in the parliaments of both states for the first time.



A fortnight ago the AfD was elected to the regional parliament in another eastern German state, Saxony.



CDU wins in Thuringia



While the governing party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Christian Democrats (CDU), won the most votes in Thuringia with 34.5 percent, they may let lose the leadership of the state if their junior coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), switch sides.



Pre-election talk was of the possibility of the Left party, which came second on 28 percent, forming an alliance with the third-placed SPD on 12.5 percent and the Greens, who just made it over the five-percent threshold on 5.5 percent. It would give the Left party its first state premiership, with Bodo Ramelow (pictured above casting his vote). That combination though, would still lack a majority.



Status quo in Brandenburg



In Brandenburg, the government looks to remain the same, with the Social Democrats winning 32.5 percent of the vote and likely to continue with the Left party, which won 19-percent, as junior partners.



The CDU came out with 22 percent of the vote.



se/kms (AFP, dpa, Reuters)



 
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