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Scholz’s coalition faces major defeat in Germany's mid-term elections
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- 09 October, 2023
- 05:20
The German three-party government coalition has suffered major losses in two state elections in Bavaria and Hesse, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ SPD (S&D) receiving the worst result in both states since the Second World War.
Report informs via foreign media that two years after the federal government of Scholz’s Social Democrats, Greens and Liberal FDP (Renew Europe) was elected in 2021, all three parties lost votes in two state elections in Bavaria and Hesse on Sunday (8 October).
Scholz’s SPD received the worst results in post-war history, reaching 15% (-5) in Hesse and 8% (-2) in Bavaria, according to ARD preliminary results.
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