Posted on 09/24/2017 9:19:01 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term in federal elections, exit polls suggest.
Her conservative CDU/CSU alliance has won 32.5% of the vote, remaining the largest party in Germany's parliament, according to the ARD poll.
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F U, Germany.
Sad fact is, her opposition is even worse than she is.
Did people vote for her, or did they vote for her party? Does the party pick the President?
Allahu Akbar, silly Germans.
Buh-bye Deutshcland.
RE: Merkel wins fourth term, exit poll says
This means Germany becomes more and more Islamic.
The big news here is the AFD, or anti-invasion party. At 13.5 % they suddenly become a player.
Now, to really be a contender, they need a broader platform.
Maybe this is what they mean about the 23rd - that’s the vote date.
In other news from Europe: Jaguars 43 Ravens 7
Germans are in. Faustian position where hey feel as if they can’t change course so they shuffle into hell.
The first exit poll breakdown from ARD is as follows.
An exit poll from ZDF has a similar breakdown:
According to the Exit Poll, the likely coaltiions options include CDU/CSU-SPD or CDU/CSU-FDP-GREENS. The various possibilites are shown below.
However, according to SPD's Schwesig, the leadership is united on entering opposition, meaning a grand coalition is unlikely and the CDU may have to settle for a government with the FDP and the Greens, a so-called "Jamaica Coalition."
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Contrary to earlier reports of muted participation, Europe Elects predicted today's turnout could be as high as 80 per cent, potentially the highest turnout of the past two decades.
Germany, turnout:
2005: 77.7%
2009: 70.8%
2013: 71.5%
2017: ~80% (prognosis)#btw17 #gehtwaehlen Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) September 24, 2017
Furthermore, as Europe Elects adds, today could mark the highest turnout in a key German state since 1988. In Sachsen-Anhalt, as of 4pm, turnout today is around 56 per cent - quite a bit higher than in 2013, 2009, 2005 and 2002. Turnout is not quite as high as 1988 yet, when turnout was around 62 per cent at the same time.
Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt), turnout at different times of the day. Highest turnout since 1998 so far. #btw17 #gehtwaehlen pic.twitter.com/1CxVkjLQRS
Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) September 24, 2017
Turnout is particularly significant in this election, as fewer CDU and SDP voters heading out to their booths means a larger vote share for the AfD.
In democracies you get the governments you deserve.
Yes, and I read in another thread earlier today that not only is the AFD likely to do very well but also that the establishment parties are going to be getting the lowest support ever in many, many years.
Now can STOP pretending that half of Europe is going to snap out of this?
France, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands is CLEAR in the message they are sending with Sweden, Ireland, Italy, and W. Europe.
I was thinking the same thing - if she won again, what can her opposition be like? Looks to me like we may as well give up on any part of Europe becoming normal again!
The German Chancellor is not elected by a popular vote of citizens. He/she is chosen by German legislators.
An American analogy would be the Speaker of the House as the Chief Executive.
Reminds me of Arizona a la McLame and Flake.
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