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Berlin election blunder hands direct mandate to AfD
Original: afd berlin
A voting error in Berlin's election has been resolved in a way that hands a direct constituency mandate to the AfD instead of the CDU, according to reporting by WELT. As a result, the AfD gains a seat won outright, the Christian Democrats lose out, and the city's Abgeordnetenhouse will be smaller than originally counted. The affair has revived criticism of Berlin's troubled electoral administration, which has faced repeated scandals over ballot mistakes in recent years.
Why now: The correction of an election mistake benefits the AfD and shrinks the Berlin parliament, drawing attention to the city's electoral administration.
AfDCDUBerlinAbgeordnetenhausWELT
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