Maybe because E.Germans have more COMMON SENSE!-    Whaaaat?! -  Germany's Election Shows The East And West Are Still Divided

Nick Robins-Early
HuffPostSeptember 26, 2017
Two days after Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in power, Germany is still contemplating the results of a national election that has left the country with a dramatically altered political landscape.

Merkel’s CDU is headed for difficult coalition talks, the once-powerful center-left suffered big losses and the far-right has made unsettling gains after having been isolated on the political fringe for decades.

But among the most striking elements revealed in Sunday’s vote is a stark divide between the country’s east and west. Strong support in the east for the anti-immigrant, anti-Islam Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, highlights the clear divisions in how different regions and social demographics see the challenges of the future.   https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-apos-election-shows-east-215923871.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-apos-election-shows-east-215923871.html