Sunday, September 18, 2016

Merkel's Party loses support in Berlin State Elections

     Berlin, known to be a diverse and multicultural city has seen a surge in more right-wing support in recent state elections. The AFD, the German right wing party has won 14% in the recent election, according to public broadcasters' projections. Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union only won 17.5%. This result is actually the worst one for the CDU since after the fall of the Berlin wall. The election's prime issues were mainly centered around poor public services, housing shortages, and problems arising from the recent influx of Syrian refugees. The AFD has been gaining support in light of these problems, and hopes that its successes can be replicated in the national government. These results are showing that there is a significant shift in the political climate of Germany, where support seems to be growing for fringe populist right wing parties, rather than left leaning 'peoples' parties.

-Mohammed Khan

https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32653831/merkel-party-loses-ground-populist-afd-gains-in-berlin-vote-exit-polls/#page1

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