The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), part of the ruling coalition in Germany, took second place in parliamentary elections in two federal states. In both cases, the party showed the worst result in these regions in the entire history, reports TASS.
On Sunday, March 14, elections were held in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. According to preliminary data, the CDU gained 26 percent in the first region, which is almost 6 percent less than in 2016, and 23 percent in the second, a figure 4 percent worse than five years earlier.
It is known that in Baden-Württemberg, the Greens party took first place with about 32 percent of the vote, the third is the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), for which 10 percent of voters voted. In Rhineland-Palatinate, Social Democrats lead (34 percent), AfD gains 10 percent, Greens 8.
In January, Germany elected a new successor to Angela Merkel as the new chairman of the CDU party. The Prime Minister of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet became him.
At the congress of CDU delegates Laschet said that he would not allow right-wing terrorists to stir up protests and unrest in Germany. He recalled last year’s events, when protests began in Berlin due to the restrictions imposed by the authorities on the coronavirus. According to him, then people, among whom were also seen representatives of right-wing extremism, tried to break into the parliament building. In conclusion, Laschet called on Germany to defend itself against all manifestations of hatred.