Lower Saxony election: who is running and what the chances are (photos)

Lower Saxony election: who is running and what the chances are (photos)

When almost 6.1 million people in Lower Saxony elect a new state parliament this Sunday, they are doing so under the impression of the energy price crisis and the consequences of the Ukraine war. The ballot in the second largest federal state in terms of area is the last of four planned state elections this year.

In the polls, the SPD, which currently governs in a red-black coalition, is leading under Prime Minister Stephan Weil. The Social Democrats are 31 to 33 percent, while the CDU, led by Deputy Prime Minister Bernd Althusmann, comes to 28 to 30 percent. The Greens are located at 16 percent and would therefore take third place.

According to the polls, the SPD and CDU must expect a loss of votes compared to their 2017 election result and could even achieve historically poor results. The Greens are clearly stronger and could surpass their previous record in a state election in 2013 – even though they were in a better position in the meantime. The AfD could therefore also increase significantly, the FDP would lose. The left is given practically no chance of entering the Hanover state parliament.

Source: Stern

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