The results of the German election will if nothing else, let us know if a political solution is even possible

First, a video on the current German elections showing a pretty massive AfD gain:

Second, one of our favourites, Eugyppius:

SACHSEN-ANHALT RESULTS POST: Exit polls have AfD just short of absolute Landtag majority

As the headline says, these are preliminary exit-poll numbers, but historically they’re generally accurate to within a few percentage points.

In the first (ZDF) version, AfD would be one seat short of an absolute majority. CDU, SPD, Greens and Linke would be able to outvote them, 42 to 41. In the second (ARD) version, the AfD would be three seats short, because the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) is scraping past 5% in this scenario. CDU, SPD, Greens and Linke would have the same share of Landtag seats as the AfD, namely 39.

Contrary to my speculations in yesterday’s post, the polls did not overstate the small parties, but rather seem to have understated them.

My comment:

Not sure I fully get the German system, something like a mix of proportional representation and first past the post or something. But either way it is likely the system will be gamed against the AfD.

The fact that Geert Wilder’s PVV in the Netherlands somehow managed at one point to get the most votes and seats and yet, Geert was not made PM as would always have been the case before, and he has not been able to have any affect on any of the policies for which people voted for him, says how European systems work.

Cordon Sanitaire and all that.

If the AfD gets a serious win, its real value will be to show the German people where they stand despite years of enemy propaganda to the contrary oozing out of every news outlet in the West. Which means should the people decide to take effective action, they know many will support it.

But here’s hoping we see a political solution via voting that hasn’t worked anywhere else against the Leftist Islamic coalition.