
メルツ首相率いる保守与党が結党以来初の議席喪失、極右AfDが第1党へ
ドイツ北東部メクレンブルク=フォアポンメルン州の議会選で、メルツ首相率いるCDUが結党以来初の議席ゼロという歴史的惨敗を喫した。極右AfDが第1党となり、現職のシュウェーズィヒ州首相率いるSPDが連立政権を維持する見通し。
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ドイツ東部では既存の主流派政党に対する不満が高まっており、AfDが支持を拡大している。今月上旬のザクセン・アンハルト州議会選でもAfDが躍進した。
【ベルリン時事】ドイツ北東部の旧東独メクレンブルク・フォアポンメルン州で20日、議会選が行われた。メルツ首相率いる保守国政与党キリスト教民主同盟(CDU)は1945年の結党以来、州レベルで初めて議席がゼロとなる歴史的惨敗を喫した。首相退陣圧力が一段と強まることは必至で、メルツ氏は窮地に追い込まれている。
一方、極右野党「ドイツのための選択肢(AfD)」は前回2021年から議席を倍以上に増やし、第1党を確保。過半数に迫った今月上旬の東部ザクセン・アンハルト州議会選に続く勝利で、旧東独市民の主流派政党への強い不満が改めて示された。
メルツ氏は投票締め切り後、大勢判明を待たずに声明を発表し、「大惨事だ」としつつ、「今必要なのは不屈の精神と忍耐だ」と述べ、首相とCDU党首の続投を明言した。党内では首相後任候補が定まらず、「メルツ降ろし」は決定打を欠いている。
選挙戦では、州政権を率いる中道左派の社会民主党(SPD)が、「青(AfDのシンボルカラー)に立ち向かう女性」とシュウェーズィヒ州首相を前面に出し、一騎打ちの構図を演出。AfDには競り負けたものの、少数議席を得た左派党と緑の党と連立を組み、引き続き州政権を担う見通しだ。埋没したCDUは議席獲得の最低得票率5%に届かなかった。AfDは他党から協力を拒まれている。
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