According to a survey by Infratest dimap, half of the Hessian voters have seen the poll as a good opportunity to give the Federal Government a lesson. 86 percent regard the grand coalition in Berlin as too divisive.
CDU and SPD have suffered heavy losses in the state election in Hesse on Sunday. According to the forecasts of ARD and ZDF, the CDU of Prime Minister Volker Bouffier remains the strongest force, but at just under 28 per cent, it records its worst result since 1966. The SPD falls to a historic low of 20 percent. Big winners are the Greens and the AfD (19.5 and 12 percent, respectively).
Landtag election Hesse 2018
ARD | ZDF
Extrapolation ARD, 18.57 clock
Second vote result
Shares in percent
CDU
28
-10.3
SPD
19.8
-10.9
green
19.4
+8.3
The left
6.5
+1.3
FDP
7.7
+2.7
AFD
12.1
+8
other
6.5
+0.9
allocation of seats
Total: 110
Majority: 56 seats
8th
23
23
9
33
14
The left (8)
SPD (23)
Green (23)
FDP (9)
CDU (33)
AFD (14)
Source: ARD / Infratest Dimap
Extrapolation ZDF, 19.01 clock
Second vote result
Shares in percent
CDU
27.6
-10.7
SPD
19.9
-10.8
green
19.4
+8.3
The left
6.6
+1.4
FDP
7.4
+2.4
AFD
12.6
+8.5
other
6.5
+0.9
allocation of seats
Total: 125
Majority: 63 seats
9
26
26
10
37
17
The left (9)
SPD (26)
Green (26)
FDP (10)
CDU (37)
AfD (17)
Source: ZDF / Research Group Elections
Results in detail
Bouffier said the election result was a signal to the grand coalition in Berlin. People wanted less quarrels, but "more factual orientation and more solution".