The CDU became the strongest force in the state elections in the German state of Hesse. However, a debacle is looming for the SPD, with German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser as the top candidate: according to forecasts, the SPD is likely to finish in third place, while the AfD will come in second with significant gains.
According to the first ARD projection, the CDU has risen to 35.4 percent (2018 elections: 27). The SPD is heading for a historically poor result with 15.9 percent (19.8). The Greens, who are in government, also lose and end up with 15.4 percent (19.8). According to the first figures, the FDP is only just below the 5 percent threshold (7.5) and therefore has to worry about a return to the state parliament. All parties in the traffic light federation have suffered losses.
And for the AfD, the left is being thrown out of parliament
The AfD, on the other hand, wins significantly, reaching 16.3 percent (in 2018 this was 13.1 percent). On the other hand, the left will probably have to leave the state parliament in Wiesbaden and slide to 3.5 percent (6.3). The Free Voters received 3.5 percent (3) and therefore missed out again. Voter turnout is reportedly just under 65 percent – down from 67.3 percent in 2018.
According to forecasts, the CDU will get 45 to 52 seats in the state parliament. The SPD got 20 to 23 seats, the Greens 19 to 23 seats. The AfD will get 20 to 26 seats, the FDP 6 to 8. This would allow the survival of the black-green coalition. But a large coalition of CDU and SPD would also have a majority. Hesse has been governed by the CDU for almost 25 years, and together with the Greens for almost a decade – usually in a fairly harmonious manner. The coalition currently has a majority of only one mandate.
Did fiber also count in Berlin?
The decision of SPD Interior Minister Nancy Faeser to participate in the elections in Hesse as a top candidate received a lot of attention. The 53-year-old’s goal was to become the first woman to head the Hessian state government. Faeser made it clear before the elections that she would only want to return to state politics from Berlin if she became prime minister. The country has now clearly missed this ambitious target. Faeser could now also be counted on as the German Minister of the Interior.
Source: Krone
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