Germans voted like Liepāja residents in church - with great respect for traditions
In Rhineland-Palatinate, CDU won with 30.5%, proving that even Germans can be more conservative than the congregation of Liepāja Cathedral.
While we here in Liepāja are debating whether St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral needs vestments for major holidays too, Germans in Rhineland-Palatinate have proven they're ready to actually vote for traditions. CDU received 30.5% of votes, which is more than the line for meat at Liepāja Central Market.
SPD, which ruled this federal state for 35 years, now received only 26.5-27% of votes. That's about as many Liepāja residents who think Riga is better than Liepāja — namely, very few. As local voter Helmut Schmidt comments: "We wanted change, but not as drastic as in Liepāja when the tram stopped running."
Particularly interesting that AfD received 20% of votes, which is twice as much as in 2021. That's almost as many Liepāja residents who go swimming in the sea in January — quite a lot to be concerning. Chancellor Friedrich Merz can now breathe a sigh of relief, as his CDU finally won somewhere, instead of coming second like in Baden-Württemberg.
Apparently Germans have understood the same thing Liepāja residents have long known — sometimes it's better to stick with the old and tested rather than experiment with something new. At least CDU doesn't make promises about restoring the tram.
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