The fight at the heart of the German election is simmering everywhere | Zoe Williams
Briefly

The German election results highlighted a complex political landscape, with Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) gaining traction yet rejected by 80% of voters. Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic party suffered a 9% decline, reflecting broader trends of disillusionment in traditional politics. While the CDU/CSU alliance maintained expected support, populist sentiments shifted dramatically. The struggle within leftist factions contrasts sharply with the right's cohesiveness, revealing a global sentiment of political discontent and divisions on acceptable electoral paths between centrist and radical ideologies.
The left, meanwhile, is still at its most passionate hating other people on the left and still at its liveliest finding nuance and idiosyncrasy in each new election.
It's an incredibly German story in its labyrinthine and laborious coalition possibilities, but it's also a common story these days: the two main parties hand power to one another.
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