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The Sweden Democrats first entered the Swedish parliament in 2010 and have steadily gained support since then.
In the parliamentary elections in Sweden there are signs of a victory for the opposition led by the Social Democrats. According to two post-election surveys in the evening, the four left-wing opposition parties were ahead of the right-wing camp, which got around 47 percent, with 51.3 percent of the vote. According to forecasts, the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats will lose support for the first time since they entered parliament in 2010.
A runoff election between Stephanie Lohr (CDU) and Timo Horst (SPD) will take place in Worms on September 27th after none of the candidates achieved an absolute majority in the first round. Lohr received 44.1 percent and Horst 40.5 percent of the vote. Voter turnout was 44.1 percent with around 60,000 eligible voters. The previous mayor Adolf Kessel (CDU) is stepping down at the end of the year.
CSU leader Markus Söder has warned of the failure of the federal government after the exit from the traffic light coalition and called on the coalition to push forward reforms quickly. He sees standstill as fuel for the AfD and calls for more concentration on content instead of personalities. Michael Kretschmer also described the election results in Saxony-Anhalt as a disaster.

After the state election defeat in Saxony-Anhalt, the pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz is increasing. Clara von Nathusius from the Junge Union criticizes the CDU's credibility crisis, calls the AfD's firewall a failed project and does not rule out exploratory talks. She calls for a clear migration policy and better communication via social media.
In the mayoral election in Wolfsburg, incumbent Dennis Weilmann (CDU) achieved an absolute majority with 50.1 percent of the votes and remains in office. Karsten Schneider (SPD) followed in second place with 15.5 percent, ahead of Thomas Schick (AfD) with 14.1 percent. A runoff election is no longer necessary.

There are rumors of a coup against Chancellor Merz in the CDU if the party fails to pass the five percent threshold in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in seven days. Two prime ministers are named as possible successors.
A visit to the Bach Festival in Köthen combines music history with the current political situation, especially the strong AfD result of 45.9 percent in the election in Saxony-Anhalt. The author draws parallels between Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and the heated atmosphere, points to Köthen's reputation as the world capital of homeopathy and warns that the election result could only be a sign.