The provisional results of the
European elections in Germany confirmed last night's
projections, with the Christian Democratic and Social Union
(CDU-CSU), the main German opposition party, winning 30.0% (+1.1
compared to the previous EU elections and 29 seats). It is also
confirmed that the AfD's right-wing extremists finished second
with 15.9% (+4.9% and 15 MEPs). According to the dpa agency,
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) finished
third among the parties in Berlin's governing coalition, falling
1.9 points to 13.9% and winning 14 seats in its worst national
election result.
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