US EditionSupport for far-right triples in western German vote, early forecasts show
- The 2025-09-14 local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, saw support for the far-right AfD more than triple, challenging the leading CDU-SPD coalition.
- This surge reflects the AfD's efforts to expand from eastern strongholds amid growing voter concerns about immigration and dissatisfaction with the coalition's handling of the economy and migration.
- Initial forecasts showed the CDU remaining the strongest party with 34% while the AfD reached 16.5%, and the SPD slipped to 22.5%, signaling a political shift.
- AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla called the results "a great success for us," while SPD officials warned that democrats must counter this emerging path of right-wing extremist support.
- These results suggest growing far-right influence in western Germany, raising concerns about political polarization and the coalition's stability amid rising nationalist sentiment.
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The AfD's mission to seduce West Germany is starting to pay off
The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party continued its westward march in popularity across Germany yesterday, securing third place in the local elections in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Preliminary results show that, alongside the outcomes of mayoralty and district administrator elections which took place in the state, the far-right party won 14.5 percent of the vote across the 396 municipalities which went to the polls. The l…
It could have been worse, the Christian Democrats of Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his social democratic partners were comforted. The extreme right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) tripled on Sunday’s results in the local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, and showed that it is consolidated in this land or western federated state, the most populous in the country. Unquestionable success. But this nationalist and anti-immigration party was th…
AfD Nearly Triples Support in Germany’s Industrial Heartland, Forecasts Show
Local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state and industrial heartland, have resulted in almost a tripling of votes for the conservative Alternative for Germany party, initial forecasts show. The result is a key test of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition with the progressive Social Democrats (SPD) in his home state. Forecasts from pollster Infratest dimap after voting ended on Sept. 14 in North Rhine-Westphalia’s lo…
AfD Triples Votes in NRW Elections as Mainstream Parties Scramble to Block It Again
The right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has achieved a historic breakthrough in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, tripling its vote share in municipal elections and advancing to mayoral run-offs in several major cities. The result underscores mounting voter frustration with Germany’s traditional parties, even in the country’s industrial west where the AfD has long struggled to gain traction. According to the final tally, the …
Never before have there been more key elections in a local election. In a total of 147 municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia the voters have to vote again. We show which constellations prevail in which big cities.
In the local elections in western Germany, the AfD improved its performance three times: EADaily
EADaily, September 15th, 2025. In the local government elections in the most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party improved its result almost three times, according to preliminary results published by the Interior Ministry of the region.
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