Bavaria's ruling parties exhibit confidence following the European elections.

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The Bavarian government parties, CSU and Free Voters, are now seeking federal-level claims following a successful European election. CSU leader Markus Söder called for Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to step down on Monday and has urged for new elections to take place. Free Voters party leader Hubert Aiwanger, who received 2.7% of the votes nationwide in the European election, considers the possibility of participating in the federal government after the next election.

The "traffic light" government has lost its legitimacy in the eyes of the public, according to Söder, who made this statement after a party leadership meeting in Munich. The results of the European election showed that the "traffic light" government had suffered a major defeat with the loss of trust from the general population. The CSU gained 39.7% of the votes in Bavaria, making them the strongest force in the state. The AfD and Free Voters saw slight gains, primarily in the rural parts of Eastern Bavaria where both parties are strong. In contrast, the "traffic light" parties experienced a disastrous performance in Bavaria.

Söder referred to the European election as a "vote of no confidence" against the chancellor. He emphasized that Scholz should follow the example of either Macron of France or Gerhard Schröder from 2005, who both called for new elections in search of legitimacy. "Olaf Scholz is a 'King Olaf' without a country," Söder remarked. "The consequences should be: new elections, confidence vote, and ultimately a resignation."

Aiwanger stated in Berlin: "We are a party that could be part of the next federal government." With their slightly improved performance from 2019, the Free Voters can now send a third representative to Brussels. However, Aiwanger acknowledged that this result was not sufficient for their objective of entering the Bundestag.

During the federal election campaign, the Free Voters could present their Bavarian model, which is unique in Germany as it is the only state with a coalition of the bourgeois center without the socialist Red-Green alliance. Aiwanger, the deputy prime minister of the Free State, made this announcement.

The impact of Bavaria in the European Parliament is now reduced. After 15 MPs from Bavaria in the European Parliament, only 11 members from Bavaria among the 96 German parliamentarians have been represented - six from the CSU, two from the AfD, and one each from the Free Voters, SPD, and BSW. The Greens were unable to have any of their candidates become part of the European Parliament for the second time.

Even on the night of the election, Holetschek, the head of the CSU parliamentary group, rekindled the idea of Söder running for chancellor. "We should just ask: How do we reach the broadest sections of people? Who do we have the best chance with to achieve the best outcome?" Holetschek inquired in the "Augsburger Allgemeinen." Söder noted that no decision had been made regarding their European election result. Additionally, he admitted that there were unanswered questions about how the Union would tackle pressing issues, such as the rise of the AfD in the east and why the CDU and CSU did not capitalize more on the problems of the "traffic light" parties.

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1. Markus Söder, the leader of the CSU, called for new federal elections in Germany after the European elections, urging Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to step down.
2. Following the European elections, the Bavarian government parties, CSU and Free Voters, seek federal-level claims, boosted by their successful performance.
3. Hubert Aiwanger, leader of the Free Voters party, which gained 2.7% of the votes nationwide in the European elections, considers the possibility of participating in the federal government after the next election.
4. The European elections showed that the "traffic light" government, consisting of SPD, Green, and FDP, suffered a major defeat with the loss of trust from the general population.
5. In the European elections, the AfD and Free Voters saw slight gains, primarily in the rural parts of Eastern Bavaria, where both parties are strong.
6. The SPD gained less than 10% of the votes in Bavaria during the European elections, resulting in a disastrous performance for the party in the state.
7. Söder referred to the European elections as a "vote of no confidence" against the chancellor and suggested that Scholz follows the example of either Macron or Schröder, who both called for new elections to seek legitimacy.
8. Hubert Aiwanger announced during the federal election campaign that the Free Voters could present their Bavarian model, making them the only state in Germany without a socialist Red-Green alliance in their coalition.
9. The CSU and Free Voters, in addition to the AfD, now have 11 representatives in the German Parliament after the European elections, with the Greens unable to send any of their candidates again.

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