The AfD was able to double its vote share in the elections but remained below expected polling numbers despite support from prominent US Republicans. The election results show that backing from Trump and his allies did not lead to greater success and instead met with widespread rejection in Germany. Despite growing far-right sentiments in parts of the population, Republicans failed to transfer their successful US strategy to the German electoral system. Friedrich Merz is expected to form a government without the AfD, limiting the influence of US Republicans in Germany, even as they continue their efforts to shape Europe's political landscape.
US Republicans lost in Germany’s elections US Republicans lost in Germany’s elections
J.P. Singh, Distinguished University Professor at George Mason University, and Maximilian Mayer, Junior Professor of International Relations at the University of Bonn, analyze the German federal election and argue that while the AfD became the second-strongest party, it failed to achieve its own target of 25 percent. Additionally, they emphasize that Germany’s proportional representation system makes it difficult for US Republicans to directly transfer their successful electoral strategy from the US to Germany.
US Republicans lost in Germany’s elections
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- https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5163440-the-gop-was-a-loser-in-germanys-elections/
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/all-employees/mayer
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/media-contributions/dr-joachim-weber-im-interview-beim-phoenix-zu-dem-treffen-von-trump-und-selenskyj
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/media-contributions/kanzlerschaft-maerz