The western region appears almost entirely dark, while the eastern area is predominantly blue.

The western region appears almost entirely dark, while the eastern area is predominantly blue.

In contrast to Eastern Germany, Munster stands out in this European election as a place where the Greens dominate while the AfD has the weakest performance. The overall election map appears to have reverted to the division of Germany prior to reunification.

Post-election, Germany is an overwhelming combination of blue and black. However, there are a handful of districts and city-states that deviate from this pattern.

Easily identifiable exceptions are the city of Munster where the Greens have about a two-point lead over the CDU, and Munster is represented in the Germany map in the Greens' party color. The Westphalian city is an outlier as absolute majorities for district election winners are rarely granted.

Another notable green zone is Berlin, which is treated as a city-state. Upon closer inspection, Berlin's electoral map shows a three-way split. The three western districts - Reinickendorf, Spandau, and Steglitz-Zehlendorf - are black, while the three eastern districts - Treptow-Köpenick, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, and Lichtenberg - are blue. The rest of Berlin is green, with Potsdam a thin line next door, green but close.

A stark disappointment for the Left Party: It has lost its final strongholds in the eastern districts. In 2021, Treptow-Köpenick and Lichtenberg had Gregor Gysi and Gesine Lötzsch as direct mandates. These were two of the three districts that enabled the Left to barely pass parliamentary strength in the Bundestag. In both districts, the Left was the sixth strongest party in the European election, trailing the Left Alliance (BSW).

Twelve cities are green, four are red. Besides Munster, Berlin and Potsdam, Flensburg, Kiel and Hamburg, Oldenburg, Cologne, Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, and Freiburg are also green. Elsewhere in West Germany, it's entirely black. The Saarland, Bavaria, and Rhineland-Palatinate have the CSU or CDU in the lead in all districts and city-states.

Conversely, Eastern Germany exhibits drastically different patterns. Potsdam is the sole green spot, joined by a few scattered black spots including Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg's district where the CDU just barely edges out the AfD. There are also four electoral districts in Thuringia: Erfurt, Weimar, Jena, and Eichsfeld, where the CDU posted a commanding 40.4% - the most significant lead over the second-placed AfD, who secured 26.9% in this Catholic-dominated region. It's 30.7% in Thuringia as a whole.

In the east, only Potsdam has a blue spot, while other black symbols pop out in Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, and two Thuringian districts: Erfurt, Weimar, Jena, and Eichsfeld. The latter district stands out as the CDU boasts a resounding 40.4%, a commanding margin over the runner-up AfD with 26.9%.

There are no blue spots at all in West Germany. The former federal territory's electoral results look as follows: CDU and CSU 32.1%, SPD 15%, Greens 13.2%, AfD 13%, FDP 5.7%, BSW 4.4%, Free Voters 2.9%, Volt 2.7%, and Left 2.2%. All other parties fall below 2%. In the new states (excluding Berlin), the party rankings are completely different: AfD 28.7%, CDU 20.7%, BSW 14%, SPD 9.3%, Greens 6.3%, Left 5.3%, FDP 2.6%, and a minor party called "The Party" records 2.3%.

Bavaria was the Union's most successful state, with the CSU taking 39.7%. The most successful state for the CDU was Baden-Württemberg with 32%. At the district and free cities level, the AfD's worst performance was in Münster with 4.8% of the votes, while their best result was in Görlitz, Saxony - their party leader Tino Chrupalla's hometown - with 40%. The BSW achieved its best result in Suhl, Thuringia with 20%. Finally, the Greens' most unsuccessful electoral district was Borken in Westphalia, where the BSW only obtained 2.9% of the votes.

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1. In the European elections, the CDU performed poorly in Saxony, while the Greens saw a strong showing.
2. The FDP did well in North Rhine-Westphalia during the European elections, securing a significant number of votes.
3. In contrast to some districts in Eastern Germany, Brandenburg and Bremen saw the Left Party perform well in the European elections.
4. Despite the overall predominance of blue and black in Germany after the European elections, Berlin represented a notable exception with its three-way split.
5. The SPD struggled in Thuringia during the European elections, falling behind the AfD and the CDU in some districts.
6. Alliance 90/The Greens had a strong showing in several city-states, including Berlin and Potsdam, in the European elections.
7. In contrast to Western Germany, where the CDU and CSU dominated, Eastern Germany exhibited a variety of party performances, including drastically different results in Thuringia.

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