BERLIN - Germany's euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party
surged to win 10 percent or more of the vote in two states on Sunday and
will now have seats in three eastern German state assemblies, according
to TV exit polls.
The AfD, a rival to the right of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), won 10 percent of the vote in Thuringia and 12 percent in Brandenburg, according to polls announced after voting ended at 6 p.m. (Noon EDT)
The party, which was founded in early 2013 to oppose euro
zone bailouts, won a shock 9.7 percent in an election in Saxony two
weeks ago on a campaign that is now also heavily focused on law and
order.
In Thuringia, Merkel's CDU won 34.5 percent but it is unclear if they will stay in power. Their junior coalition partners, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), which won 12.5 percent, may switch to support the Left party, which won 28 percent, in a coalition with the Greens, which won 5.5 percent.
In Brandenburg, the SPD won 32.5 percent and looks likely to continue its coalition with the Left party, which won 19 percent. Merkel's CDU won 22 percent.
REUTERS
http://www.todayonline.com/world/germanys-euroskeptic-afd-surges-win-seats-two-states-exit-polls
14/9/14
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The AfD, a rival to the right of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), won 10 percent of the vote in Thuringia and 12 percent in Brandenburg, according to polls announced after voting ended at 6 p.m. (Noon EDT)
In Thuringia, Merkel's CDU won 34.5 percent but it is unclear if they will stay in power. Their junior coalition partners, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), which won 12.5 percent, may switch to support the Left party, which won 28 percent, in a coalition with the Greens, which won 5.5 percent.
In Brandenburg, the SPD won 32.5 percent and looks likely to continue its coalition with the Left party, which won 19 percent. Merkel's CDU won 22 percent.
REUTERS
http://www.todayonline.com/world/germanys-euroskeptic-afd-surges-win-seats-two-states-exit-polls
14/9/14
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