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| What's your reaction to the German election result? | What's your reaction to the German election result? |
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| If you took part in Germany’s general election, we’d like you to share your reaction with us | |
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| Angela Merkel is heading for a fourth term as Germany’s chancellor initial exit polls have projected, with the far-right securing their spot as third largest party. We’d like you to share your reaction to the election result. | Angela Merkel is heading for a fourth term as Germany’s chancellor initial exit polls have projected, with the far-right securing their spot as third largest party. We’d like you to share your reaction to the election result. |
| Merkel’s CDU (Christian Democrat Union) party and its Christian Social Union (CSU) sister party won 32% of the vote, with Social Democrats in second place on 20%, according to initial estimated. | Merkel’s CDU (Christian Democrat Union) party and its Christian Social Union (CSU) sister party won 32% of the vote, with Social Democrats in second place on 20%, according to initial estimated. |
| But the far-right, anti-immigration AfD cleared the 5% parliamentary threshold for the first time in its four-year history with a score of 13%, making it the third largest party in the Bundestag. | But the far-right, anti-immigration AfD cleared the 5% parliamentary threshold for the first time in its four-year history with a score of 13%, making it the third largest party in the Bundestag. |
| Share your views | Share your views |
| We’d like you to share your thoughts on the election result. Why have the far-right made such gains? And how do you see the political future of the country? | We’d like you to share your thoughts on the election result. Why have the far-right made such gains? And how do you see the political future of the country? |
| You can take part by filling out the encrypted form below. We’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting. | You can take part by filling out the encrypted form below. We’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting. |
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