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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 162 points 4 months ago (39 children)

Dude does not understand how german elections work lmao. Nobody won that election, the conservatives got 28% of the vote. There will be at least a 3 party coalition and things could become pretty complicated.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 100 points 4 months ago (25 children)

I'm not usually one to agree with trump, but doubling your representation in a single election is a win. An incredibly concerning win, in this case. It bodes poorly.

[–] cron@feddit.org 90 points 4 months ago (5 children)

The "conservative party" is the CDU/CSU, and even though they won, they just had their second worst result since the 1950s.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

thank you, this makes me feel better

[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 45 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It shouldn't. They did so poorly because 10% of the German electorate shifted even farther to the far right AfD, and another 10% had already done so in previous elections.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Don't confuse the electorate shifting with non-voters turning up to give a finger to the whole system, that's the AfD's biggest gain. This shit will continue until rent becomes affordable again or another party manages to capture the same vote.

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