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Centre-right CDU and CSU parties win election, say exit polls
Germany’s centre-right CDU and CSU parties have won the federal elections with about 28.5 to 29 per cent of the vote according to exit polls, paving the way for CDU leader Friedrich Merz to become chancellor at a time of economic and political upheaval in Europe’s largest democracy.
The far-right Alternative for Germany co-led by Alice Weidel recorded its best result with 19.5 — 20 per cent of the vote on Sunday, according to the preliminary projections by state broadcasters ARD and ZDF. That is double what the anti-immigration party achieved in 2021.
Meanwhile Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party won just 16 to 16.5 per cent of the votes.
I just think that you can’t just follow a standard “boring” centre-right policy playbook and expect the far-right voters to disappear. AfD might get classified as an extremist group and not be allowed in the next election, but that demographic won’t go anywhere. In fact, having their representation forcibly removed from parliament is likely to galvanise them.
The underlying problems need to be addressed.
One part is addressing the problem, another part is addressing the lies that have exaggerated the problem. Both are important.
Yes, they’ve been lied to about the reason for their lives are hard and the problems they have. However they won’t accept that they have been lied to if all you do is tell them. Words won’t do it. Actions are necessary to demonstrate they are wrong.