German Greens lead Chancellor Merz’s conservatives in state election

I Verdi tedeschi guidano i conservatori del cancelliere Merz nelle elezioni statali

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) top candidate Manuel Hagel and his wife Franziska vote during the Baden-Wuerttemberg state election, at a polling station in Ehingen, near Ulm, Germany, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (Reuters)

BERLIN, March 8 (Reuters) - Germany’s environmental Greens are set to win a state election in the southern region of Baden-Wuerttemberg, leaving them poised to continue a coalition with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives, initial forecasts showed after polls closed on Sunday.

The first forecasts on public broadcaster ARD showed the Greens in first place with 32% of the vote, followed by Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) on 29% and the AfD on 17.5%.

(Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by Christoph Steitz)

BERLINO, 8 marzo (Reuters) - I Verdi ambientalisti tedeschi sono destinati a vincere le elezioni statali nella regione meridionale del Baden-Wuerttemberg, lasciandoli pronti a continuare una coalizione con i conservatori del cancelliere Friedrich Merz, secondo le prime previsioni dopo la chiusura dei seggi domenica.

Le prime previsioni dell’emittente pubblica ARD mostravano i Verdi al primo posto con il 32% dei voti, seguiti dai cristiano-democratici (CDU) di Merz con il 29% e dall’AfD con il 17,5%.

(Reporter: James Mackenzie; Editor: Christoph Steitz)

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German Greens lead Chancellor Merz’s conservatives in state election

I Verdi tedeschi guidano i conservatori del cancelliere Merz nelle elezioni statali

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