Germany is electing far-right and socialist parties. What does it mean for the country's floundering centre?
- Right after the election results came in Sunday night, Germany’s chancellor stood in front of journalists and described it bluntly: "Es ist ein disaster.
- ")Friedrich Merz’s centre-right party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has suffered catastrophic losses in a number of recent regional elections.
- Over the weekend in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the CDU had its worst performance in history, failing to win enough votes to even keep a seat in the legislature.
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- Right after the election results came in Sunday night, Germany’s chancellor stood in front of journalists and described it bluntly: "Es ist ein disaster.
- ")Friedrich Merz’s centre-right party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has suffered catastrophic losses in a number of recent regional elections.
- Over the weekend in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the CDU had its worst performance in history, failing to win enough votes to even keep a seat in the legislature.
Sources: CBC