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1. www.thelocal.de › 20231009 › why-did-the-far-rightState elections: Why did the far-right AfD do so well in ...

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   Oct 9, 2023 · In Bavaria, the party gained 14.6 percent of the votes, putting them in third place behind the CDU/CSU and the Free Voters party. Why did the AfD do so well?

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2. www.dw.com › en › bavaria-hesse-2023-elections-liveGermany: CSU and CDU victorious in Bavaria and Hesse – DW ...

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   Oct 8, 2023 · Provisional results confirm that Markus Söders' conservative CSU came in first place in the election in Bavaria, receiving 37% of votes. The right-leaning Free Voters came in at second place with...

3. apnews.com › article › germany-state-electionsGerman conservative opposition wins 2 state elections, with ...

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   Oct 8, 2023 · But it looked likely to finish second in Hesse and possibly also in Bavaria. Projections showed it taking about 18% of the vote in Hesse and 16% in Bavaria, improving significantly on lower double-digit showings when the two states last voted in 2018.

4. www.dw.com › en › bavarias-christian-social-unionBavaria's Christian Social Union: What you need to know

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   • A Historic Alliance
   • Where CSU and CDU Differ
   • CSU National Aspirations to Lead

   The CSU was founded in October 1945, immediately after the end of World War II, at a time when, as Germany was essentially starting its political system from scratch, new conservative parties and associations were coalescing all over the country. But, whereas the other local conservative parties joined together in 1950 to form the CDU, the CSU chos...

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   The CSU is traditionally considered more socially conservative than the CDU, especially on religion and law enforcement: It still takes Bavaria's Catholic traditions seriously: In 2018, Markus Söder ordered that all public buildings hang a cross up prominently "as an expression of Bavaria's historical and cultural character." The Bavarian state pol...

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   On just two occasions, the CDU/CSU has put forward a CSU candidate for chancellor in national elections. Franz-Josef Strauss, a godfather-like figure in the party, ran in 1980, and Edmund Stoiber — after a tussle with then CDU leader Angela Merkel — threw his hat in the ring in 2002. Neither was successful. Strauss was extremely conservative and fa...

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5. www.thelocal.de › 20181015 › five-things-you-need-toThe winners and losers - 7 things you need to know about the ...

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   This results point to the following distribution of seats in the Maximilianeum, the building of the Bavarian state parliament: CSU: 85, SPD: 22, Greens: 38, Free Voters: 27, AfD: 22 and FDP:...

6. www.thelocal.de › 20210922 › why-bavaria-doesWhy Bavaria does politics differently to the rest of Germany

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   Sep 22, 2021 · Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Angelika Warmuth. If recent Umfragen (polls) are to be believed, the CSU may well see their percentage of the vote fall below 30 percent. This would be a political...

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   How many votes did the CSU win in Bavaria?

   • For much of its history, particularly from the late 1960s to the 1990s, the CSU consistently won more than 50% of votes in both federal and state elections in Bavaria, which became the only German state with a one-party government. More often than not, the CSU leader has also been Bavaria's state premier.

   Bavaria's Christian Social Union: What you need to know

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   Why do Bavarians vote for the CSU?

   • Some Bavarians vote for the CSU simply because they know they will look out for Bavarian interests in the Bundestag, as they have done for decades. I and many others many not agree with the politics of the CSU, but few would disagree that they haven’t used their political clout to make sure that Bavaria isn’t forgotten in Berlin.

   Why Bavaria does politics differently to the rest of Germany

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   What happened to the CSU in Bavaria?

   • In Bavaria, this very same result, achieved by the CSU - the sister party of the CDU - during the Bavarian state elections in 2018, was met with headlines about a historic humiliation. The champagne remained on ice. Bavaria’s largest party was in no mood to celebrate.

   Why Bavaria does politics differently to the rest of Germany

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   Is Bavaria's CSU leader a splintering party?

   • More often than not, the CSU leader has also been Bavaria's state premier. But the party's vote has splintered in recent years: Other right-wing rivals, like populist center-right Free Voters and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), have gradually peeled off sections of its electorate.

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8. www.dw.com › en › the-afd-is-the-new-csu-how-the-far'The AfD is the new CSU' in Bavaria – DW – 10/02/2017

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   Oct 2, 2017 · In the Bavarian constituency of Deggendorf, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) snagged 19.17 percent of the vote in the September 24 national election – the highest level of support in...