Cardenal Marx calls AfD win "terrible"

In brief

Cardinal Marx, the archbishop of Munich and Freising, described the election victory of the AfD as terrible and discouraging. He noted that while the result for the self-proclaimed far-right party is disheartening, it is not the end of the world.

The election saw a voter turnout of 77.8%, a record since reunification. Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor and leader of the CDU, stated that his party failed to connect emotionally with the people.