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In reply to the discussion: MeidasTouch: MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY. AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition. [View all]
DavidDvorkin
(20,474 posts)11. On the contrary, Musk and the AFD won big
AFD won't be in the upcoming coalition. That was clear before the election. But they're projected to have 20% of the vote and 145 seats (out of 630 total). That's the best showing for the right wing since the end of WWII.
It's a terrifying result.
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MeidasTouch: MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY. AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition. [View all]
highplainsdem
Feb 2025
OP
It's disappointing, but a map I saw showed AfD support primarily in what was East Germany, and
highplainsdem
Feb 2025
#8
I posted a message about Peter Thiel here recently that described a South African town where he
highplainsdem
Feb 2025
#27
Germany's Merz claims victory for his conservatives as exit polls put far right on strong showing
TheProle
Feb 2025
#5
If something looks like a Tennessee Firecracker stand that's what you'll usually get, overpriced firecrackers lol n/t
Cheezoholic
Feb 2025
#39
Musk wanted an AfD victory and had been spreading the lie that a mock election youth vote showed
highplainsdem
Feb 2025
#22
An article from the Independent yesterday referred to fears that AfD would get a quarter of the vote,
highplainsdem
Feb 2025
#32
I found a Wikipedia page with the most recent pre-election polls in Germany, and if what I've heard
highplainsdem
Feb 2025
#36
The AfD had been at 12.6% in 2017's election, though, before dipping to 10.3% in 2021. And it had been polling
highplainsdem
Feb 2025
#60
They added zero, if AfD had been up to 22% support in opinion polls early last year, and was
highplainsdem
Feb 2025
#58