Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives emerge as the strongest party in first exit polls. According to exit polls, the CDU takes 38.2 percent. The Social Democrats SPD come in second with 21.3 percent. The conservative Christian Democrats CDU and their Bavarian sister party CSU have won the EU elections in Germany. Chancellor Merkel's party came in first with 38.2 percent of the votes, suffering substantial losses compared to their 2004 result of 44.5 percent. The Social Democrats SPD fell to 21.3 percent from 21.5 percent in 2004 according to first forecasts released by Germany's public television at 18 pm.
The conservative Christian Democrats CDU and their Bavarian sister party CSU have won the EU elections in Germany.
Chancellor Merkel's party came in first with 38.2 percent of the votes, suffering substantial losses compared to their 2004 result of 44.5 percent.
The Social Democrats SPD fell to 21.3 percent from 21.5 percent in 2004 according to first forecasts released by Germany's public television at 18 pm.
CDU/CSU: 38.6% SPD: 21.0% Greens: 11.9% FDP: 10.8% Left: 7.6% Others: 10.1% (none reaching 5%)
Seats: CDU/CSU: 43 (-6) SPD: 23 (0) Greens: 13 (0) FDP: 12 (+5) Left: 8 (+1)
Percentages: CDU/CSU: 37.9% SPD: 20.8% Greens: 12.1% FDP: 11.0% Left: 7.5% Others: 10.1% (none reaching 5%
Seats: CDU/CSU: 42 (-7) SPD: 23 (0) Greens: 14 (+1) FDP: 12 (+5) Left: 8 (+1)
Turnout: 43.3% (+0.3) CDU: 30.6% (-5.9) CSU: 7.2% (-0.8) SPD: 20.8% (-0.7) Greens: 12.1% (+0.2) FDP: 11.0% (+4.9) Left: 7.5% (+1.4) Free Voters (localists): 1.7% (+1.7) Republicans (far-right): 1.3% (-0.6) Animal Protectionists: 1.1% (-0.2) Family: 1.0% (0) Pirates: 0.9% (+0.9)
There was an untypically large array of dwarf parties running (which I'm not listing). *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Freie Wähler (independent conservatives) 1,7 Republikaner (right-wing) 1,3 Tierschutzpartei (animal rights) 1,1 Familienpartei (family rights) 1,0 Piratenpartei (informational rights) 0,9 Others (21 partys) 4,8 "If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles." Sun Tzu
LOL. So perhaps you shouldn't have supported the return of and takeover by the Schröderite Old Guard... (Müntefering, Steimeier)
As for who is that "you": this was written by SPIEGEL's resident neocon, Claus Christian Malzahn, whom we highlighted on ET a few times before. I refrain from quoting how he tries to spin it all against campaigning on the left again. Nevermind that overall, left-wing parties gained and right-wing parties lost (vs 2004). *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
ÖVP (EPP) 29.7% (-3.0), 6 seats (0) SPÖ (PES) 23.8% (-9.5), 5 seats (-2) Hans Peter Martin (Non-Inscrit) 17.9% (+3.9), 3 seats (+1) FPÖ (Euronat?) 13.1% (+6.8), 2 seats (+1) Grüne (Greens-EFA) 9.5% (-3.4), 1 seat (-1) BZÖ (the late Haider's FPÖ breakaway party, far-right) 4.7% (-), 0 seats (0)
The SPÖ's downfall is a surprise. The BZÖ are just at the limit of getting one mandate. The FPÖ hoped for more. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
EPP-ED (26%) 5 seats PES (20%) 4 seats ALDE: (20-21%) 4 seats Uncommitted (18-20%) 4 seats
There are two ELDR/ALDE parties, one with 3 and one with 1 seats. There are also 2 uncommitted parties each with 2 seats, one of them centre-right, the other far-right.
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EPP-ED: 6 seats PES: 5 seats ALDE: 5 seats Greens-EFA: 3 seats Others: 3 seats
