Following the European elections, CDU and AfD politicians anticipate support for upcoming state elections.
Voigt urged for a new beginning in the country: "Thuringia needs a fresh start, and that can only be achieved through the CDU." Currently, the state is being governed by a coalition of the Left Party, SPD, and Greens, with Bodo Ramelow leading the way as Minister President.
Redmann, the CDU candidate for the Brandenburg state election, viewed the initial results of the European election as an indication of how much the policies of the SPD, Greens, FDP, and AfD are turning voters away. "The people want a change," he stated. He saw the CDU as the only party with a genuine option for the public. In Brandenburg, the SPD is headed by Minister President Dietmar Woidke, in a government that also includes the CDU and Greens.
Based on the initial forecasts, the union emerged as the most powerful force in the European election in Germany, with the AfD coming in second. The "traffic light" parties (SPD, Greens, and FDP) received a blow from voters. The SPD, in particular, fell back to third place in the projections. In addition, the Greens and FDP lost support.
In the eastern part of Germany, the AfD came out on top in the European election, according to an ARD projection. The right-wing populists captured approximately 27 percent of the votes in eastern federal states, including Berlin. The CDU came in second with around 21 percent, followed by the Left Party with about 13 percent of the votes.
The spokesperson for the AfD state association in Thuringia, a group labeled as right-wing extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, considered the European election outcome for his party "a great foundation for the state elections in September."
AfD European candidate Aust from Thuringia announced in a video that his party plans to leverage the good result for the impending state election: "We'll use this momentum to propel ourselves to becoming the biggest party in the country and elect our first minister-presidents."
Saxony's AfD state leader Jörg Urban also applauded the party's solid gains, especially in the eastern German federal states.
New state parliaments will be elected on September 1st in Saxony and Thuringia, and on September 22nd in Brandenburg. The AfD has held the lead in the polls in all three states for months.
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- Bodo Ramelow, the Minister President of Thuringia, will continue to lead the coalition of the Left Party, SPD, and Greens in state elections after September 1st.
- The CDU, led by Mario Voigt, believes that Thuringia needs a fresh start and sees state elections as an opportunity to achieve this.
- According to Redmann, the CDU candidate for the Brandenburg state election, the European election results indicate that voters are looking for change.
- The AfD, which came out on top in the European election in eastern Germany, sees this as a strong foundation for the upcoming state elections in September.
- The FDP, one of the "traffic light" parties, suffered losses in the European elections, raising questions about their performance in future state elections.
- Bodo Ramelow and Jan Redmann, politicians from The Left and CDU respectively, will face off in the upcoming state elections in Thuringia and Brandenburg.
- The SPD, currently a part of the coalition government in Brandenburg, will also be competing in the state elections in September.
- The European elections in Germany saw a surge in support for the CDU and AfD, potentially impacting the results of the upcoming state elections.
- In the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, as well as in Brandenburg, the AfD has held a strong lead in the polls for months, suggesting a change in political landscape.
- After the European elections, politicians in Germany are closely watching the results of the upcoming state elections, particularly in Thuringia and Brandenburg, to gauge the public's sentiment.
