Germany-Bavaria Election
Munich, Germany - Oct 14, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Maximilianeum, meeting place of Bavarian parliament, flags of Germany, EU, Bavaria
2. Various of Christian Social Union (CSU) headquarters
3. Campaign poster for Bavaria's current Minister-President Markus Soeder
4. Various of campaign posters
5. Various of flags of Germany, EU, Bavaria outside Maximilianeum
Despite garnering the most votes, the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU), a close-ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, suffered great losses in the Bavarian state election on Sunday.
According to initial forecasts, the CSU polled 35.5 percent of the vote, slumping by 12.2 percentage points from the last state election in 2013, while the environmentalist Green Party saw the biggest gains by registering 18.5 percent of votes.
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD), another party in Merkel's Grand Coalition government, has halved in comparison to the last state election, receiving only 10 percent of votes.
The anti-migration far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) won 11 percent of votes, crossing the 5-percent hurdle and leaping into the state parliament. They followed the right-leaning Free Voters, which won 11.5 percent.
Bavarian state premier Markus Soeder said after the results were announced that the main priority is to form a stable government in Bavaria as quickly as possible.
The CSU and the Merkel-led Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are sister parties and form the Union. The recent polls showed that the Union had reached the lowest supporting rate in history, of around 26 to 28 percent, while it received 32.9 percent of votes in the federal elections in 2017.
The CSU has been critical of Merkel's migration policies, with Horst Seehofer, CSU chairman and German interior minister, having a public spat over migration issues with Merkel in July and even threatening to resign. The dispute was believed to have weakened the Union and the unity of the coalition government, causing the loss of voters' support.
Germany-Bavaria Election
Dateline : Oct 14, 2018
Location : Munich,Germany
Duration : 0'55
Munich, Germany - Oct 14, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Maximilianeum, meeting place of Bavarian parliament, flags of Germany, EU, Bavaria
2. Various of Christian Social Union (CSU) headquarters
3. Campaign poster for Bavaria's current Minister-President Markus Soeder
4. Various of campaign posters
5. Various of flags of Germany, EU, Bavaria outside Maximilianeum
Despite garnering the most votes, the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU), a close-ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, suffered great losses in the Bavarian state election on Sunday.
According to initial forecasts, the CSU polled 35.5 percent of the vote, slumping by 12.2 percentage points from the last state election in 2013, while the environmentalist Green Party saw the biggest gains by registering 18.5 percent of votes.
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD), another party in Merkel's Grand Coalition government, has halved in comparison to the last state election, receiving only 10 percent of votes.
The anti-migration far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) won 11 percent of votes, crossing the 5-percent hurdle and leaping into the state parliament. They followed the right-leaning Free Voters, which won 11.5 percent.
Bavarian state premier Markus Soeder said after the results were announced that the main priority is to form a stable government in Bavaria as quickly as possible.
The CSU and the Merkel-led Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are sister parties and form the Union. The recent polls showed that the Union had reached the lowest supporting rate in history, of around 26 to 28 percent, while it received 32.9 percent of votes in the federal elections in 2017.
The CSU has been critical of Merkel's migration policies, with Horst Seehofer, CSU chairman and German interior minister, having a public spat over migration issues with Merkel in July and even threatening to resign. The dispute was believed to have weakened the Union and the unity of the coalition government, causing the loss of voters' support.
ID : 8093146
Published : 2018-10-15 08:30
Last Modified : 2018-10-16 15:34:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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