🇩🇪 German state & local elections

[kelestian]

I know it's already an established fact, but the high support for this cesspool of a party in Germany of all places gives me chills.

They are terrible, but establishment parties are to blame. After Merkel, there are practically none right parties, but the right-wing electorate is always there, and they need someone to vote for. Maybe FW can cut some of potential AfD support

[kelestian]

I know it's already an established fact, but the high support for this cesspool of a party in Germany of all places gives me chills.

They are terrible, but establishment parties are to blame. After Merkel, there are practically none right parties, but the right-wing electorate is always there, and they need someone to vote for. Maybe FW can cut some of potential AfD support

Doesn't explain Bavaria though as it is the one right wing government in Germany.

I think federal-level politics influenced it. During Merkel era, CSU was a part of governing coalition, voters remember that.

[kelestian]

I know it's already an established fact, but the high support for this cesspool of a party in Germany of all places gives me chills.

They are terrible, but establishment parties are to blame. After Merkel, there are practically none right parties, but the right-wing electorate is always there, and they need someone to vote for. Maybe FW can cut some of potential AfD support

Well, it depends on how you define being "right-wing". CDU is, uncontestably, a conservative (i.e. preserve society as it is) party, now even led by someone who thinks Merkel was too moderate. And I am pretty sure that out of every AfD voter, maybe 10% would be right-wing in any meaningful way.

Look at how they are doing in Bavaria, running against the strongest FW in the country, against the most right-wing branch of the Union. It is not a "right-wing" option their voters were missing.

And what exactly CSU did during their time in power on federal level? Regarding immigration and everything else?

Same with CDU - they are doing relatively ok, but again, a lot of people don't believe their changed rhetoric, we all could see what they were doing while having Chancellorship.