Friday, June 11, 2021

#GERMANY: Merkel's CDU Wins Big In Saxony-Anhalt State Election

[world politics news]


Germany's center-right ruling party has fended off a challenge by the anti-immigrant Right in the last regional test before a national election in September, partial results show. 

The Christian Democrats (CDU) of Chancellor Angela Merkel won 37% of the vote in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, in the former East Germany. The Alternative for Germany Party took just 21%.

The Chancellor's beleaguered party did much better than opinion polls had predicted.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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