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Germany election: Merkel wins fourth term, exit poll says
bbc.com ^ | September 24, 2017 | BBC

Posted on 09/24/2017 9:19:01 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term in federal elections, exit polls suggest.

Her conservative CDU/CSU alliance has won 32.5% of the vote, remaining the largest party in Germany's parliament, according to the ARD poll.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Germany
KEYWORDS: allies; germany; germanyelection; historic; merkel; merkelwins
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Historic win for Merkel.
1 posted on 09/24/2017 9:19:01 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: All

F U, Germany.


2 posted on 09/24/2017 9:19:50 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Sad fact is, her opposition is even worse than she is.


3 posted on 09/24/2017 9:20:55 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Did people vote for her, or did they vote for her party? Does the party pick the President?


4 posted on 09/24/2017 9:21:45 AM PDT by Professional
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Allahu Akbar, silly Germans.


5 posted on 09/24/2017 9:22:18 AM PDT by Lexington Green (Sun Tzu Trumps Saul Alinsky)
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To: Maverick68

Buh-bye Deutshcland.


6 posted on 09/24/2017 9:22:25 AM PDT by AU72
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RE: Merkel wins fourth term, exit poll says

This means Germany becomes more and more Islamic.


7 posted on 09/24/2017 9:22:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The big news here is the AFD, or anti-invasion party. At 13.5 % they suddenly become a player.

Now, to really be a contender, they need a broader platform.


8 posted on 09/24/2017 9:23:01 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: Berlin_Freeper; SaveFerris; Roman_War_Criminal; Lera
Score one for the Illuminati Satanic Globalists.


9 posted on 09/24/2017 9:23:41 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Maybe this is what they mean about the 23rd - that’s the vote date.


10 posted on 09/24/2017 9:23:58 AM PDT by JimSEA
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historic ?

Her conservative CDU/CSU alliance has won 32.5% of the vote, remaining the largest party in Germany's parliament, according to the ARD poll.

Four years ago the CDU/CSU won nearly 42% of the vote and nearly 50% of the seats.

If the exit polls are accurate, they lost almost one quarter of their voters.
11 posted on 09/24/2017 9:24:04 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

In other news from Europe: Jaguars 43 Ravens 7


12 posted on 09/24/2017 9:24:49 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Germans are in. Faustian position where hey feel as if they can’t change course so they shuffle into hell.


13 posted on 09/24/2017 9:24:56 AM PDT by Bogey78O (So far so good.)
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Meanwhile, there was an unexpected surge for the newcomers: the dramatic (late) surge for the nationalist AfD party, which got a higher than expected 13.5% of the vote, has made it not only the third most popular German party but also the first far-right German party to enter the Bundestag in 60 years.

The first exit poll breakdown from ARD is as follows.

An exit poll from ZDF has a similar breakdown:

According to the Exit Poll, the likely coaltiions options include CDU/CSU-SPD or CDU/CSU-FDP-GREENS. The various possibilites are shown below.

However, according to SPD's Schwesig, the leadership is united on entering opposition, meaning a grand coalition is unlikely and the CDU may have to settle for a government with the FDP and the Greens, a so-called "Jamaica Coalition." 


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Contrary to earlier reports of muted participation, Europe Elects predicted today's turnout could be as high as 80 per cent, potentially the highest turnout of the past two decades.

Germany, turnout:

2005: 77.7%
2009: 70.8%
2013: 71.5%
2017: ~80% (prognosis)#btw17 #gehtwaehlen

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) September 24, 2017

Furthermore, as Europe Elects adds, today could mark the highest turnout in a key German state since 1988.  In Sachsen-Anhalt, as of  4pm, turnout today is around 56 per cent - quite a bit higher than in 2013, 2009, 2005 and 2002. Turnout is not quite as high as 1988 yet, when turnout was around 62 per cent at the same time.

Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt), turnout at different times of the day. Highest turnout since 1998 so far. #btw17 #gehtwaehlen pic.twitter.com/1CxVkjLQRS

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) September 24, 2017

Turnout is particularly significant in this election, as fewer CDU and SDP voters heading out to their booths means a larger vote share for the AfD.

14 posted on 09/24/2017 9:25:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Berlin_Freeper

In democracies you get the governments you deserve.


15 posted on 09/24/2017 9:25:23 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Gen.Blather

Yes, and I read in another thread earlier today that not only is the AFD likely to do very well but also that the establishment parties are going to be getting the lowest support ever in many, many years.


16 posted on 09/24/2017 9:25:24 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Now can STOP pretending that half of Europe is going to snap out of this?

France, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands is CLEAR in the message they are sending with Sweden, Ireland, Italy, and W. Europe.


17 posted on 09/24/2017 9:26:09 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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I was thinking the same thing - if she won again, what can her opposition be like? Looks to me like we may as well give up on any part of Europe becoming normal again!


18 posted on 09/24/2017 9:27:14 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Professional

The German Chancellor is not elected by a popular vote of citizens. He/she is chosen by German legislators.

An American analogy would be the Speaker of the House as the Chief Executive.


19 posted on 09/24/2017 9:28:06 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Reminds me of Arizona a la McLame and Flake.


20 posted on 09/24/2017 9:28:56 AM PDT by Fungi (90 percent of all soil biomass is a fungus. Fungi rule the world.)
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