国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Voter polarization narrows political center in Germany
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saxony">Saxony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brandenburg">Brandenburg</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="polarized">polarized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> (<span word="SPD">SPD</span>) <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="yielding">yielding</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="Alternative">Alternative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> (<span word="AfD">AfD</span>) <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Saxony">Saxony</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>-<span word="right">right</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="with">with</span> 32.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfD">AfD</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="garnered">garnered</span> 27 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Brandenburg">Brandenburg</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>-<span word="left">left</span> <span word="SPD">SPD</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> 26.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfD">AfD</span> <span word="won">won</span> 23.5 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Voter">Voter</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideological">ideological</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span> <span word="chalked">chalked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>," <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Broening">Broening</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Friedrich">Friedrich</span> <span word="Ebert">Ebert</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> (<span word="FES">FES</span>), <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>, <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> "<span word="massively">massively</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="SPD">SPD</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfD">AfD</span>, <span word="dashing">dashing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="AfD">AfD</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="ideology">ideology</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 "<span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>." <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AfD">AfD</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="strongholds">strongholds</span>, <span word="net">net</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="negligible">negligible</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="existent">existent</span>.</p>
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