3 German-Turkish politicians elected MEPs
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 02:49 | 27 May 2019
- Modified Date: 04:13 | 27 May 2019
Three German-Turkish politicians have been elected to the European Parliament, according to the preliminary election results.
Social Democrat politician Ismail Ertuğ has managed to win a third term as a member of the European Parliament, despite his party's poor performance in the elections.
Engin Eroğlu, a prominent figure of the Free Voters, has won one of the two seats gained by the liberal-conservative moment in the European Parliament.
The socialist Left Party's lead candidate Özlem Alev Demirel, a Turkey-born politician, was also elected as an MEP.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative-left coalition government suffered huge losses in Sunday's elections at the European Parliament, while the environmentalist and pro- immigration Green Party's votes was at record high.
According to the preliminary election results, Merkel's conservative CDU/CSU bloc won 29 of the Germany's 96 seats at the European Parliament.
The SPD, after its worst showing in European elections, could only win 16 seats.
The pro-European Green Party secured 21 seats at the parliament, up from 11 seats it had in the previous term.
The opposition Left Party won 5 seats, while the far-right AfD secured 11 seats.
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