People from Germany please weigh in...are these developments good for conservatives in Germany or not?
Hard to say. Merkel is the exponent of go-along-get-along 'conservatism' (i.e., *not* conservatism). She's responsible for quite a few devastating decisions in recent years - first and foremost, IMO, the decision to abandon nuke power in favor of pipe-dream 'green power', and the blatently illegal 'bail-outs' of the PIGS etc. Social conservatism? Fergettaboutit. Homos rule. *barf*
Speculating, the favored outcome would force her into a coalition with the AfD, which might put a damper on Euro-centrism. Unlikely to happen, as it stands. Final tally tomorrow.
On the upside, the leftist spectrum got a kick in the nuts, though not heftily enough.