The AfD was able to get around 20 percent in the state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate drive in on Sunday evening. Weidel complained in the ARD interview that her party had a “Record result“retracted, but you won’t “get into it Formation of government She further claimed that voters would like a center-right coalition. A statement that ARD presenter Jörg Schönenborn refuted with figures a little later.

“The CDU has supporters who see it exactly the other way around”

A survey by ARD showed a different picture. Schönenborn in his analysis: “Ms. Weidel, you just said that people have elected a center-right alliance. I want to show the perspective of our respondents: Today, on election day, we also asked voters what they think about the AfD’s participation in the next state government. Overall, 71 percent say: No, that shouldn’t happen. If you look at the AfD voters, that’s 96 percent. A clear vote. But the one Ms. Weidel wanted Our partner, the CDU, has supporters who see it exactly the other way around, with 87 percent saying: No, not such a coalition.”

Weidel: “Center-right coalition is possible without any problems”

The AfD leader had previously emphasized: “We have an increase of almost twelve percent. And that is due to the great election campaign work here on site. And what can we expect from the AfD? Great opposition work! We are the largest opposition in the German Bundestag, in Baden-Württemberg and now here in Rhineland-Palatinate. We will not be involved in the formation of a government, although the voters here have again elected a center-right alliance. So one A center-right coalition would also be possible here without any problems. The parties decide against it, and accordingly we will continue with good opposition work.”

After Schönenborn’s remarks, all that came from Weidel was a resigned nod.