4 hours agoMerkel wins fourth term, nationalists rise
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for the fourth term, until nationalists have marked historic increases in federal elections. Merkel's conservative CDU block. CSU has won 33 per cent of the vote, marking the worst result in nearly 70 years, but will remain the largest in parliament. The current coalition partner, the SPD, said [...]
Merkel's conservative CDU block. CSU has won 33 per cent of the vote, marking the worst result in nearly 70 years, but will remain the largest in parliament.
The current coalition partner, the SPD, said it would switch to the opposition, following a historic loss of 20.5 per cent of the vote.
The nationalist AfD party has emerged third with 12.6 per cent of the vote, winning for the first time in parliament.
The AfD growth, the far right anti-Islamic party, has sparked protests in Germany.
Tens of people gathered in front of the AfD headquarters in Berlin, with calls: “
There have been protests in Frankfurt and Cal.
