According to the preliminary results, the SPD won the state elections in Lower Saxony. Accordingly, the Social Democrats got a good 33 percent. The CDU disappointed and state chief Althusmann resigned. The developments of the election night in the star-Liveblog Gleanings.
It was the fourth and last state election this year – and it was overshadowed by federal issues like no other election in a federal state before. Prime Minister Stephan Weil and his SPD managed to win the election against the headwind for the traffic light coalition in Lower Saxony.
The most important results:
- The SPD with Prime Minister Stephan Weil wins the election despite losses
- SPD is aiming for a government coalition with the Greens
- The CDU disappointed, top candidate Althusmann resigned
- The FDP missed entering the state parliament
- The Liberals announce that they will sharpen their own profile in the Berlin coalition
- For the first time in three years, the AfD has increased in an election
- Voter turnout drops to just over 60 percent
The developments of the election evening in the star-Liveblog Gleanings:
Source: Stern
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