
Historic Night in Rhineland: AfD Doubles Vote, SPD Crashes
The CDU victory and AfD’s historic 19.5% are set to alter the political balance in western Germany.

The CDU victory and AfD’s historic 19.5% are set to alter the political balance in western Germany.

The right-wing populist party is predicted to garner 20%, amid a dispute with the CDU in Germany and in the European Parliament over migration policy.

“What we are seeing now is that the political map of Europe has changed, but some parties are still trying to behave as if nothing had happened.”

The right-wing populist party reached 19% in Sunday’s state elections, while the SPD collapsed and the liberals did not make it into parliament.

AfD candidate Bernhard Pepperl captured the direct mandate in Mannheim I with 22.3% of the first votes, ahead of both CDU and Green rivals.

Despite rising political pressure to secure borders, German authorities are struggling to locate migrants, with ‛not found’ cited as the primary reason for failed removals.

One state parliament is stripping itself of powers so that the opposition cannot use them when it takes control.

One CDU Bundestag member emphasized that “a voter vote should be taken very seriously.”

The two parties once regarded as the main rivals openly admitting they are bound to disappoint even their remaining supporters was, perhaps, the conference’s one honest moment.

The CDU Stuttgart conference decided to push for the abolition of sick notes issued over the telephone, citing concerns over growing absenteeism.