The strategy of the AfD was never geared toward getting into government in 2025; their strategy was always eyeing 2029. Tonight, they doubled their result from the previous election and put themselves in a position of great strength, which will give them a good shot at becoming part of government the next time around.
All in all, the political left in Germany lost strength to the political right, the next head of government will be a conservative instead of a social democrat, and the AfD doubled its result. Make no mistake, this was a bad night for lefty voters.
That remains to be seen. In any case, we have now realised how dangerous the AFD is and that it should not be underestimated under any circumstances.
The democratic parties now have the chance to learn that in this day and age, many voters can be won over through presence and high frequency on social media. Content is obviously fading more and more into the background. The AFD has already revealed in an internal strategy paper that its external communication is not about a well-founded thematic debate. It is more important to them to use provocative slogans to put their finger in the wound of the old parties instead of offering detailed proposals for solutions.
It will therefore be important for the parties to remain active on social media platforms after the election campaign and to adapt to a certain extent.
I am also very pleased that "Die Grünen" will go into opposition this time. In a coalition with the CDU/CSU as the strongest force, they could only have lost. It is also possible that "Die Linke" will make even more gains in the future. In any case, this party has recognised the signs of the times.
This post was edited by Gott on Feb 24 2025 02:24am