realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoGerman far-right party wins a state election for the first time since the Naziswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1169
arrow-up1169external-linkGerman far-right party wins a state election for the first time since the Naziswww.nbcnews.comrealcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squarelemmydividebyzerolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 days agoDisclaimer: Having most of the votes does not automatically mean being part of the government. You need 50% of the seats and they are alone and won’t get them.
minus-squarerealcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 days agoI figured that’s why the headline wasn’t “The AfD Takes Over Germany!”
minus-squaredavitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 days agoI mean it’s a state election. Even if they gained 100% control of that state’s government they wouldn’t have taken over Germany.
minus-squarerealcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoTrue, but AfD support is still growing in Germany.
Disclaimer: Having most of the votes does not automatically mean being part of the government. You need 50% of the seats and they are alone and won’t get them.
I figured that’s why the headline wasn’t “The AfD Takes Over Germany!”
I mean it’s a state election. Even if they gained 100% control of that state’s government they wouldn’t have taken over Germany.
True, but AfD support is still growing in Germany.