For the first time since World War II, a right-wing party won, taking a third of the vote
Dr. Akhtar Gulfam Director News Dawn TV +Editor-in-chief Daily Dawn
Berlin: Worry has increased for visitors to Germany. In Germany, for the first time since World War II, the far-right party “Alternative for Germany” has won the elections. The coalition of the German chancellor has received a big blow.
An anti-immigrant party has won an election in East Germany, the first time a far-right party has won here since World War II, taking a third of the vote.
Alternative for Germany, founded in 2013 with an anti-immigrant and anti-euro agenda, won the most in the eastern state of Thuringia with 33.5 percent of the vote, compared to the far-right Christian Democratic Union’s 24.5 percent. found
A far-right party is on track to win regional elections in Germany for the first time since World War II, marking the first time since World War II that a far-right party has won the most seats in the German parliament. Earlier, the AfD was almost certain to be ousted from power by rival parties.
According to the BBC, in the state of Thuringia, the Alternative for Germany party is 9 points ahead of the conservative CDU, and far ahead of Germany’s three governing parties. Similarly, in the more populous neighboring state of Saxony, the AfD came second in Sunday’s election, while the CDU came in first with 31.9 percent of the vote, just one point ahead of the AfD. , while the national government was far ahead of the three parties running the government – the Social Democrats, the Greens, and the liberal FDP.
German Chancellor Olaf Schulz, meanwhile, said the results were “bittersweet” and called on other mainstream parties to form state governments without the far-right. The AfD is damaging Germany, it is weakening the economy, dividing society, and damaging Germany’s image, he told Reuters in a statement.
