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Germany: 'Flexi‑Greens' lead vote in automaker heartland

Hannah Hummel | Michaela Kuefner
March 8, 2026

In Baden‑Württemberg, Germany's car-manufacturing heartland, early projections see the Greens outpacing the CDU and far-right AfD in closely watched state elections.

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