5 hours agoMerkel's CD falls badly in polls in its former bookies
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(5 years ago)Angela Merkel's party has fallen to historic levels on its two former nationalists in state elections -- a sign that German conservatives are losing power until the country is ready for national elections after six months. The head of the Green in Baden-Wurtemberg and the Social Democratic Leader of Rhineland-Palatinate look very solid for [...]
The head of the Green in Baden-Wurtemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate Social Democratic Leader appear solid enough to hold positions in the two Western states, as polls showed significant losses of the Christian-Democratic Union. [ Footnote] CDU on Sunday.
In the rich Baden-Wurtemmergu, the CDU had run continuously until 2011, writes The Guardian, records Periscopi.
With federal elections expected to be held on 26 September, the outcome of these two states would give a major boost, especially the Green Party, which is second in the back of the CDU in national polls and has managed to boost support in the two states mentioned.
The far-right Alternative Party for Germany. [ The AfD could not receive support even though it was the only party against quarantines imposed because of the pandemic and lost votes in both states.
The votes constitute the first test for the qualities of the new CDU leader Armin Laschet, who has been taking this position for two months but hopes to run as the party's candidate for Chancellor in September. /Periscope
