"The results were losses for the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and a bitter blow for the environmentalist Greens. The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) saw a respectable showing, but it was the partly right-wing extremist Alternative for Germany (AfD) that made the strongest gains. At stake in the local elections were around 20,000 parliamentary seats in almost 400 towns and municipalities, as well as mayorships in larger cities."
"According to preliminary state results, the CDU received the most votes with 33.3%. The SPD followed with 22.1%, the AfD with 14.5% and the Greens with 13.5%. The AfD also overtook the Greens in North Rhine-Westphalia in the federal election that took place last February. The clear losers were the Greens, who lost a significant share of the vote, while the AfD almost tripled its result from five years ago, making them the winner in terms of percentage gains."
Around 13.7 million people voted in North Rhine-Westphalia's local elections, contesting roughly 20,000 parliamentary seats across almost 400 municipalities and mayorships in larger cities. Preliminary results showed the CDU leading with 33.3%, the SPD on 22.1%, the AfD on 14.5% and the Greens on 13.5%. The AfD recorded the strongest gains, almost tripling its result from five years earlier and overtaking the Greens in the state after also surpassing them in the federal vote last February. The Greens lost a significant share of the vote and the SPD also declined amid voter concerns about housing shortages, domestic security and asylum policy following the collapse of the previous federal coalition.
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