Germany’s election winner pledges ‘independence from US’

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Germany’s Fredrich Merge promised to “gain independence” from the United States after winning his center-right block federal elections, leaving him to the head of a possible complex coalition at the rise of Europe.

In an election shifted to the right, Germany, Merge’s Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) first arrived on Sunday with about 20 percent of the vote, according to the estimation, but still need at least another coalition partner to protect a working parliamentary majority.

Merge, within hours of the survey closure, declared that Germany would fund its protection system fundamentally and to end a decade long dependence on Washington, US President Donald Trump was “originally indifferent to Europe’s fate.”

“I have no confusion in this case,” Merge also said he was uncertain about NATO’s future in the coming months.

Germany has earned second place in the far right right alternative (AFD) elections for Germany, with about 20 percent of the highest voting shares.

The Trump administration has publicly published the AFD in the court and criticized German mainstream politicians that refused to cooperate with a flogan of the Nazi era, called for the end of the sanctions on Russia and called for extensive deportation of immigrants.

Trump has blindly discussed Europe by direct discussion on the end of the Ukraine war with Russia in recent weeks and threatened to pull US security guarantee from the continent. Germany hoses the largest group of American troops in Europe.

On Sunday, Trump’s start to Trump as a proof that “German people were tired of any general knowledge agenda, especially for strength and immigration, which had been exhausted for so many years.”

Outgoing German Vice -Chancellor Robert Habake says his country is facing a “Historical Tihasik Challenge” that requires emergency steps. Senior green politician said, “The United States is not just behind Europe, they are working against Europe.”

Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Sholz has a little option to form a coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Sholz, which has won more than 1 16 percent of the vote – the worst results since 98787.

However, on Sunday night, it remains unclear that the Merge can be strongly discussed enough through the basic reforms of the majority, including amendments to the constitutionally equipped limits to take the orrow of the people.

“I know the scale of the challenge I know in front of us,” Merge said. “I reached it with the biggest respect. And I know that will not be easy. “

“We had a strict campaign but now we will talk to each other,” Merge said that it could be more difficult to form an alliance than expected during the election campaign.

His political calculations were complicated that the Merge’s Traditional Partner, Pro-Business Free Democrats (FDP), of course, was less than five percent of the quarter than the entrance to the Bundestag.

Meanwhile, the far left Sahara Wagenchot Alliance (BSW) stood in Parliament to protect the seats in Parliament-Murge made it impossible to create an executive majority with SPD. Greens will be the most likely third party of an alliance.

According to the exit survey, the voter turnout reached the highest level since the reunion of the German in the 5th.

The initial results after the immigrant anti -immigrant attitude after multiple fatal attacks of immigrants identify a large swing on the right.

German voters have avoided Sholz’s unpleasant alliance with the Greens and the FDP. The German industry has been the largest economy of the Eurozone for the past two years with high energy prices and Chinese competition.

AFD co-leader Alice Weaddle celebrated its vote shares by almost twice the share of its vote since World War II, to protect Germany’s biggest right profits.

“We led a great campaign,” Weadale said he emphasized that his party was open to the coalition with the CDU/CSU to meet the “people’s desire”.

Sholz indicated that he would withdraw from the frontline politics after “a bitter result”, while his defense minister Boris Postorius “mourned a devastating, catastrophic result.

After witnessing a three -year fight among the top members of the weird coalition of Skolz, CDU strategist and its Bverian bone party strategists created the CSU as the main goal to avoid multiple partners in order to form a government.

Under the German electoral system, less than 5 percent of the winning parties have been excluded from Parliament and their votes have been re -distributed, strengthening successful parties.

The Berrenberg Bank economist Holler Samling warned about “serious risk” that the Franj parties could be strong enough to block the German Constitution changes.

“If that is the case, they can veto any relaxing Debt O brake in the constitution”, although it was important to “increase spending for military and Ukraine and make the tax burden easy for workers and agencies,” he added.

The Chief Executive of the Deutsche Bank Christian Self said on Sunday night that Germany said that “Germany now needs a government that is both able and willing to work – and it needs fast”.

Data Visualization of Martin Stab and Jonathan Vincent