A regional election in Lower Saxony delivered mixed fortunes for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's national ruling coalition on Sunday, with his Social Democrats scoring a clear win but the Free Democrats barely on track to scrape into parliament.
While the result signalled support for Scholz's Social Democrats , some experts said the drubbing of its federal coalition partner risked destabilising Scholz's administration at a critical time as Berlin strives to avert energy shortages and further escalation of the war in Ukraine.
"Many of our supporters feel alienated by this coalition," said FDP leader and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Projected results from state broadcaster ZDF showed the SPD winning 33.2% of the vote in Lower Saxony, an the economically powerful swing state of 8 million people, home to carmaker VolkswagenThe pro-business FDP looks set to only just make the 5% threshold to enter the state parliament, while the AfD was on track to nearly double its share of the vote to 11.7%.
State governments can influence national politics in the upper house of the national parliament. They also have jurisdiction over important sectors such as the local police and education, give the federal nature of Germany.
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