(Bloomberg) -- A firewall erected to keep the Alternative for Germany from power appeared to be holding even after the far-right party won Sunday’s regional ...
-- A firewall erected to keep the Alternative for Germany from power appeared to be holding even after the far-right party won Sunday’s regional election in Thuringia and came a close second in neighboring Saxony .Turkey Plans Istanbul Taxi Surge to Tackle Complaints
With just over a year until the next scheduled national election, they got less than 15% between them in each of the two states. The FDP was nowhere near the 5% threshold for getting into either regional parliament and the Greens fell short in Thuringia. With the government in dire straits, optimism that Germany would rebound in 2024 from two years of almost zero growth has faded. An anticipated jump in consumer spending failed to materialize and the country’s industrial sector continues to struggle.
“The CDU is very strong in Saxony and constructive politics is also not possible in Thuringia without us,” Rhein was quoted as saying Monday by the Funke media group. “This is clearly also a success for our federal chairman Friedrich Merz.” Founded only in January after Wagenknecht split from the Left party, it’s likely to play a key role in keeping the AfD out of power in Thuringia. Like the far-right party, the BSW wants to curb immigration and stop aid to Ukraine.
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