Bavarians voted like People on Pētera Street on Saturday night - nobody knows what they want
In Bavaria's elections, CSU got 32.5% of votes, while AfD doubled their support to 12.2%. Liepāja residents look at this German political circus and are glad we only have one tram.
Bavarians went to the polls on Sunday and showed that in politics they're as confused as a tourist on Pētera Street who's looking for the way to the sea but ends up at the train station.
CSU, which has ruled Bavaria since the end of World War II, got 32.5% of votes — their weakest result since 1952. It's like Liepāja's tram that's been running for 70 years but gets slower every year. Meanwhile, AfD doubled their support from 4.7% to 12.2%, which in Bavaria is almost as surprising as warm weather in Liepāja in February.
"We look at these German elections and think — well, at least we don't have to figure out who to vote for among 16 different parties," comments one Liepāja resident while waiting for the tram on Pētera Street. "It's simple for us — either for raising tram ticket prices or against."
The Greens fell from 17.5% to 13.6%, proving that even in Bavaria people have figured out — green politics is like winter swimming in Liepāja: looks beautiful, but practically nobody really wants to do it. The Social Democrats with 12.3% proved they're as popular in Bavaria as Rīga's anthem in Karosta.
Next week there will be a second round of mayoral elections, because in the first round nobody decided anything sensible. Just like in Liepāja when we try to decide whether Pētera Street needs more cafes or fewer potholes.
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