Bremen's head of government Andreas Bovenschulte expressed concern about the right-wing populist party Citizens in Anger (BiW) The group of voters benefited greatly from the absence of the AfD in the election, he said. A strong economy, good work and social justice must be even more in focus in the coming years, said Boven Schulte.

The party improved its result very sharply to 10.5 percent, according to forecasts by ARD and ZDF.