Upcoming votes in Europe - Minister President Weil laments poor SPD performance.
The leader of Lower Saxony's SPD, Stephan Weil, voiced displeasure with his party's performance in the recent European elections. "It's a rather disappointing outcome for our party in the overall context of the federal government and within all the states," Weil stated on Sunday night while speaking to NDR.
Prior to this, the SPD was already performing poorly and has now dipped below that mark, added Weil. "There's nothing nice or pretty to say about this, and that applies to Lower Saxony as well." He noted that the outcome raises numerous questions for the federal level.
Based on calculations by ARD and ZDF, the SPD is currently ranked third in the German European elections, after the CDU and AfD. The Social Democrats could reach a low of 14 percent (compared to 15.8 percent in 2019) - which amounts to their worst result in any nationwide voting.
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Stephan Weil, the SPD leader in Lower Saxony, expressed concern about his party's poor performance in the recent European elections, which also happened in Hanover. The CDU outperformed both the SPD and the AfD, with the SPD potentially reaching a low of 14%, their worst result in any nationwide voting since 2019. This disappointing outcome has raised questions for the federal level, especially as the SPD has been struggling in various elections across Germany, including in Bremen.
