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Mar 2016
Voters took it out on German Chancellor Angela Merkel in German regional
elections on Sunday.
The anti-immigration, Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party beat
all forecasts and is on track to record the best regional result of any
German populist rightwing party since 1945. AfD secured seats in 3 state
parliaments.
Before the refugee crisis, Merkel’s CDU/CSU party was projected to will all
three regional elections on Sunday. Instead CDU/CSU may hang on to win one.
The Financial Times reports Angela Merkel Suffers Dramatic Setback in
Regional Elections.
German chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered a dramatic setback as
voters backed rightwing populist forces in regional elections that are being
seen as a referendum on her contentious refugee policies.
The anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland party looked set to
beat forecasts in all regions voting on Sunday — and score the biggest
electoral success for the populist right since the rebirth of German
democracy after the second world war. In Saxony-Anhalt it was on track to
record the best regional result of any German populist rightwing party since
1945.
According to exit polls, the AfD won 23 per cent of the vote in the
depressed eastern region of Saxony-Anhalt, where the radical right has long
been active. But it also exceeded expectations in wealthy western Baden-Wü
rttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, scoring 12.5 per cent and 11 per cent,
respectively.
The AfD mobilised droves of former non-voters, boosting voter
participation as high as 72 per cent, far above normal levels for regional
polls — a sign of how deeply the refugee crisis is shaking Germany.
Celebrating her success, Frauke Petry, the AfD’s co-leader, said: “We
have fundamental problems in Germany which have led to this election result.”
Ms Merkel’s CDU failed in its hopes of winning back power in Baden-Wü
rttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, two former bastions, and was left
struggling to form a government in Saxony-Anhalt.
The social democrats, Ms Merkel’s coalition partners, who have strongly
backed her refugee policies, fared even worse, being driven into fourth
place behind the AfD, in Baden-Württemberg and Sachsen-Anhalt.
Even French president François Hollande, her most important EU ally
, voiced concern at the weekend over a key aspect of the planned Turkey deal
— visa liberalisation.
The arguments could multiply as Ms Merkel and other fellow leaders
prepare for the next EU migration summit later this week.
If the predictions prove right, the AfD will now be represented in eight
of Germany‘s 16 regional assemblies.
Pact With Devil May Unwind
Merkel’s self-serving refugee pact with Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, de-facto dictator who just took over Turkey’s largest newspaper
with a violent teargas raid by riot police, may now unwind.
For details, please see Needs of the “One”; Merkel’s Backstabbing; Devil
Cheers.
At a minimum, Cyprus, France, and Spain all have strong objections over her
backroom deal. This trouncing is sure to give other countries strong second
thoughts.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy voiced his objections to Merkel’s
deal with Erdogan the other day. Today, current French president Francois
Hollande chimed in with his objections.
Well Deserved Abandonment
This was a well-deserved trouncing the Chancellor brought upon herself.
Clearly The smart thing to do is distance oneself far away from Merkel on
her inept handing of this crisis.
The biggest backers of Merkel’s refugee proposals is not her own party but
rather the Social Democrats (SPD), her grand-coalition partner. They fell to
fourth place, behind AfD, in two regions.
Merkel’s only saving grace is there may not be a CDU/CSU candidate strong
enough or willing enough to challenge her in the next national elections. | p*****n
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