Why did Olaf Scholz’s coalition do so badly?

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats suffered their worst result in a national vote in more than a century, renewing questions over the government’s stability.

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00:00Following the results of last night's European elections, CDU were the biggest winners and

00:05the biggest losers were the current coalition government, the Social Democrats, the Liberals

00:11and the Greens. Western German states predominantly voted for CDU, with far-right party AfD making

00:18major gains in eastern German states, including in three federal states that had upcoming

00:23elections in September. During a TV debate last night, SPD leader Lars Klingbeil accused

00:30AfD leader Alice Weidel of being a Nazi. Zara Wagenknecht waded in specifically pointing

00:36fingers at European candidate Maximilian Krah and Thuringia leader Björn Höcker. Following

00:43this historical defeat for SPD and Scholz, many are wondering if Germany should be following

00:50in France's footsteps in calling a snap election. Liv Stroud, in Berlin, for Euronews.

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