| Author (Corporate) | Deutsche Welle |
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| Series Title | Article |
| Series Details | 18.09.16 |
| Publication Date | 18/09/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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Reports of the election in the Berlin State held on the 18 September 2016. Exit polls suggested that Social Democratic Party (SPD) had secured nearly 22% of the vote, enough to give them a mandate to govern, although necessarily in coalition with another party or parties. Previous coalition partner, the CDU, came second with 17.6%, a drop of over 5%. This time it was expected that the coalition would be between the SPD, the Greens and The Left party. The Greens came in third with 16.4% of the vote. The Left Party witnessed a 4.5% gain from the 2011 elections with 16.2%. The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party with its anti-refugee and eurosceptic message won about 14% of the vote and would enter the parliament for the first time. |
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| Source Link | http://dw.com/p/1K4W5 |
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| Countries / Regions | Germany |
