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title: The traffic light coalition in Germany suffers a historic rout in the European elections.
description: "German Chancellor Scholz’s SPD crashed to 14%, their worst-ever result, falling to 3rd place behind the far-right AfD, exit polls show. The other 2 parties in Scholz’s ruling alliance – the Greens and the FDP – got 12% and 5% respectively.\nSource: Bloomberg, HolgerZ"
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# [The traffic light coalition in Germany suffers a historic rout in the European elections.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/the-traffic-light-coalition-in-germany-suffers-a-historic-rout-in-the-european-elections)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Jun 10, 2024, 1:44:51 PM

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