The largest party in Germany’s southern state didn’t drop below 30 percent as many polls predicted and so avoided total disaster. In fact, 2021 will probably go down as the worst election since 1949 for the party of Bavarian state premier Markus Söder. Not only that, but as many surveys have shown over the last few months, the only politician more popular than Markus Söder is Angela Merkel. Although Markus Söder offered his support publicly for his colleague and chancellor candidate, it’s unclear if he will continue to support Laschet going forward. Maybe he’s not an optimist after all, perhaps Markus Söder is a clairvoyant or just incredibly lucky.

Source: The Local September 27, 2021 10:07 UTC