The Green party meanwhile held on to first place, garnering more than 31 percent of votes, its best result in any regional election yet. Baden-Wuerttemberg is Germany’s only state run by a Green premier, Winfried Kretschmann, who has been in office since 2011. In neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate, the CDU placed second with 25-26 percent of votes, down from almost 32 percent in the previous regional election. If confirmed, the results mark a worrying start for the CDU/CSU to what has been dubbed Germany’s “super election year”. “Anyone who sought to enrich themselves during the crisis has no place in the CDU,” he said.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2021 18:22 UTC