CDU wins Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD posts record surge and SPD suffers historic losses (opens in new tab)

The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has emerged as the largest party in the Rhineland-Palatinate German state election, securing 31 percent of the vote, in an election that saw a record surge for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which climbed to 19.5 percent and more than doubled its previous support. The election marks a historic […]