Sheinbaum on Germany's Elections: They Must Leave Behind Racism and Classism

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, referred to the victory of Friedrich Merz from the Christian Democratic party in the German elections.

The right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) surprised in the elections after having increased its votes by almost 100 percent.

Both the CDU and the AfD are right-wing conservatives (but the CDU is more moderate), so Germany decided to shift to the right.

In the German electoral map, barely a trace was left of the SPD, the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

The federal leader said that, from her point of view: it's better to adopt a humanist ideology, bases of equality, leaving behind racism and classism.

"We have to see how the coalitions will turn out, it's a parliamentary government, coalitions have to be made to define.

Obviously, we must follow a humanist vision that leaves behind racism, classism and builds on the basis of equality, then we will have a better world,”

she replied to a specific question.

Results and composition of the German government

In Germany, to form a government, it is necessary to have an absolute majority of the total seats in the federal parliament, composed of 630 deputies.

That is, the coalition that Merz forms must reach or exceed 316. Although the Christian Democratic Union would only reach 196, followed by the AfD with 141; the Social Democrats with 113, the Greens with 84, and the Left with 61.

In a press conference, the winner of the elections, Friedrich Merz announced his intention to form a coalition government with the Social Democrats.

He also acknowledged the growth of the 'far-right' vision in the country, as registering a historic 20 percent at the polls, he warned:

"This is really the last warning for the political parties of the democratic center in Germany to reach joint solutions.”

Meanwhile, he promised to adopt strict measures against illegal migration and a policy of "zero tolerance" in terms of law and order. This is to calm public fears and regain voters who have shifted toward the 'far-right.'

"We must work together to solve the problems in Germany in order to gradually deprive this party of its breeding ground,” Merz added in a conference this Monday.

Another surprising result was the decrease in support for the Social Democratic Party. It hadn't dropped below 20 percent of voters, but this Sunday the first polls suggested a decrease of three percentage points.