Germany’s far-left socialist party Die Linke has won Berlin’s state election for the first time, taking 25.7% of the vote and finishing well ahead of the CDU on 18.8%.
One voting bloc backed the party particularly heavily: Muslims.
A new analysis found that a staggering 51% of Muslim voters in Berlin voted for Die Linke, twice the party’s support across the electorate as a whole. Had only Muslim voters cast ballots, Die Linke would have won an absolute majority.
Die Linke received just 17% among Catholics and 16% among Protestants.
Muslims are estimated to make up roughly 13% of Berlin’s electorate, making them an increasingly significant voting bloc in the German capital.