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Berlin’s electoral map showed a left-leaning center and stronger AfD support on the outskirts
According to a visual analysis published by Süddeutsche Zeitung, Berlin’s vote produced a clear divide between the city center and outer districts. Turnout rose to 74% in an election with more than 2.5 million eligible voters.
The election for Berlin’s House of Representatives produced a sharply defined political map, according to charts published by Süddeutsche Zeitung. In constituencies across the city center, The Left won the most second votes in almost every case, with only a few isolated victories for the Greens.
In outer parts of the German capital, AfD emerged as the strongest force in several constituencies, while the southwest was dominated mainly by CDU. The German newspaper also reported that the map of runners-up showed the reverse pattern: in central Berlin, the Greens often came in second, and in some areas so did CDU, while AfD’s voter base was concentrated in outlying districts.
According to Süddeutsche Zeitung, The Left’s strongest results were concentrated above all in inner-city boroughs and in Treptow-Köpenick. CDU, by contrast, posted its best performances in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Steglitz-Zehlendorf, while appearing especially weak in Neukölln.
The analysis also found that the Greens perform better in central Berlin districts and in wealthier areas. AfD, meanwhile, drew its largest shares in the outer boroughs and only limited support closer to the center.
More than 2.5 million people were eligible to vote in Berlin. Turnout, the newspaper said, rose markedly to 74%.
The distribution of direct mandates differed somewhat from the second-vote map. In that category, the Greens managed to win some constituencies where The Left or CDU had otherwise led. AfD, CDU and even SPD also secured direct mandates.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
