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Germany's Scholz faces growing pressure after EU election defeat

People's Daily Online

(Xinhua) 08:41, June 11, 2024

Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) became only the third strongest party with 13.9 percent of votes. The Greens, also a member of the German government, plummeted to a vote share of 11.9 percent.

BERLIN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Political pressure on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is growing after the three parties of the current coalition government suffered heavy losses in the European Union (EU) elections on Sunday. As in other European countries, right-wing parties made significant gains.

Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) became only the third strongest party with 13.9 percent of votes. The Greens, also a member of the German government, plummeted to a vote share of 11.9 percent, a dramatic drop from their record result of 20.5 percent from the last European elections back in 2019.

The result is a "bitter defeat," said SPD leader Lars Klingbeil. The party will now analyze how this has happened. "I think it is crystal clear that things have to change," Klingbeil said.