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The springs of the comeback of the German right

2022-05-16T18:26:32.838Z


ANALYSIS – Six months after the defeat in the legislative elections, the Christian Democrats are on the rise with two significant successes at the regional level. Especially in North Rhine-Westphalia.


Six months ago, the German conservatives sank into rout, stunned by the defeat of the legislative elections.

Their leader, Armin Laschet, was like the party, deprived of a compass.

But for several weeks, the wind has been turning at an accelerated speed in German politics and the Christian Democrats are returning to success.

On May 15, the CDU came out ahead in regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany's most populous state, home to almost a quarter of the country's population.

After winning it for the first time at the SPD in 2017, she improved her score there by three points, collecting nearly 37% of the vote, accumulating a 10-point gap with her main challenger.

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This victory comes two weeks after a triumph in Schleswig-Holstein, where the CDU consolidates its power with 43% of the votes (+ 10%).

Certainly, in this federalist country, the electoral law wants that two swallows in “province” do not necessarily make spring in Berlin …

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Source: lefigaro

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