Germany after the election waiting for “Jamaica”
BERLIN, September 24 — RIA Novosti. In Germany have passed elections in the Bundestag, the results of which Angela Merkel promised to stay on a post of the Chancellor, and the only one of the expected variants of the governmental coalition remains the Union party CDU/CSU, the greens and the Free democratic party of Germany — “Jamaica” as it is called this Association by color of the flag of this island nation.
According to exit poll TV channel ARD, the party Alliance CDU/CSU led by Chancellor Angela Merkel leads from 32.5% (220 seats in the Bundestag), but the worst since 1949 result. The social democratic party of Germany (SPD) led by Martin Schulz receives 20% (137 seats), achieving the worst result in history.
Right “Alternative for Germany” is gaining 13.5% and becoming the third force in Parliament (87 seats). The free democratic party (FDP) will receive 10.5% (69 seats), the “Green” of 9.5% (61 seats), the “Left” and 9% (57 seats).
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The final picture of the election results in General will be known closer to Monday morning, the results will be published by the website of the Federal electoral Committee Germany. Not later than 30 days after the election, must pass the first organizational meeting of the new Parliament, thus the results of the election will be deemed approved.
There was no plot
Intrigue in the parliamentary elections in Germany was not initially, although they became a “vote of confidence” Angela Merkel, told RIA Novosti on Sunday, the head of the international Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev, noting that relations with Russia from Germany after the elections seriously will not change.
“If official data confirm the results of the exit polls, as it was expected, the parliamentary elections in Germany were a vote of confidence “bundeskanzlerin”. There was no plot, and Yes, she probably died immediately after the nomination of the social Democrats Schulz as a rival Merkel. The social Democrats were in principle very difficult task to criticize the government, which they are part, and offer alternatives where the population is, in principle, much satisfied,” — said the Senator.
In his opinion, potentially sharp could be two themes: migration and Russia.
However, the migrant problem Merkel has managed relatively well to decide in 2015 when she is the a rating the Chancellor has fallen sharply. As noted Kosachev, if anyone could afford to make election capital on this topic, it is only the right of the “Alternative for Germany”, and not the SPD.
The Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Alexei chepa (a just Russia) also believes that these exit poll of elections to the German Bundestag should not surprise. “This is to be expected,” said chepa RIA Novosti.
“I expect that is likely to be a coalition of the CDU/CSU, the greens and the liberals,” suggested the Deputy. Chepa also said that the SPD is likely to provide the only serious opposition force in the political field of Germany.
The social Democrats and the “alternatives” go into opposition
The leader of the social Democrats Martin Schulz has conceded defeat in the elections and said that the party will go into opposition. “It is a bitter defeat. That dramatic day for us, for German democracy. Angela Merkel inflicted a crushing defeat. AfD received a double-digit result, right-wing extremist party. Our task is to lead the opposition in Germany,” Schulz said in the TV channel ARD.
Answering the journalist’s question whether Schultz to resign from his position of Chairman of the SPD, Schulz said: “No. I have the full support to lead the party”.