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European Election Voter Migration: Checking the Parties' Position
The Union primarily shifted votes from Ampel parties. The Union, though, faced a significant number of lost votes, which went to non-voters.
In this election, the SPD experienced losses beyond just the Union, AfD, and BSW. Approximately 2.5 million previous SPD voters chose not to cast their ballots.
The Greens also found themselves in a tricky position. While they lost most of their votes to the Union, they also lost some to non-voters and the BSW.
The FDP, one of the coalition partners, faced a similar dilemma. Many former FDP voters opted to stay home this time. Moreover, the FDP lost votes to the Union, AfD, and BSW.
The AfD emerged victorious in this European election. They managed to take away votes from all parties, while suffering losses to the BSW. Approximately 380,000 former AfD supporters became non-voters.
The Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), a new entrant into the field, had a promising start. They mainly attracted former SPD and Left voters. However, they also snatched votes from all other parties, as well as motivated non-voters to participate in the election.
In contrast, the Left saw a decline in voters. The majority of their previous supporters moved to the BSW, while others shifted to the AfD and Union. But significantly, many former Left voters also decided not to vote in this round.
For further details, delve into the graphics below to observe how the voter streams changed at each party.
Graphic I: A general outlook of voter streams
The voter migration is a rough estimate looking at the change in voter streams from the last federal election to the European election. Infratest Dimap, the Institute for Voting Research, calculated these shifts based on exit polls on election night, preliminary results on election day, and adjustments to the voter population (such as new voters).
Source: Tagesschau, date: 10.6.2024, 2:06 a.m.
Graphic II: The outcome of the European Election 2024
At the top lies the preliminary official results, while additional information about the European election 2024 can be found here. [Ignore the rest of the sentence below.]
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