Saarland election: SPD wins absolute majority in Saarland – debacle for CDU – Greens and FDP narrowly fail

Saarland election: SPD wins absolute majority in Saarland – debacle for CDU – Greens and FDP narrowly fail

In the shadow of the Ukraine war, Saarland has elected a new state parliament. The SPD achieved a triumphal victory with top candidate Anke Rehlinger. The CDU experienced a debacle. The events in the blog gleaning.

Galloping into the 2022 election year. Saarland voted, and “it voted red,” as SPD top candidate Anke Rehlinger was allowed to call out to her party. With more than 43 percent, she distanced Prime Minister Tobias Hans and the CDU, which had to suffer the worst result ever in the Saar with more than 28 percent.

The overview:

  • the SPD wins the election clearly on the Saar
  • Rehlinger could govern with an absolute majority of seats
  • the CDU must historical debacle on the Saar accept
  • Prime Minister Hans announces “personal consequences”.
  • the Left crashes from double digits and is out of the state legislature
  • Greens and FDP miss entry into the state parliament by a hair’s breadth

Source: Stern

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