Recount in Hamburg elections confirms rejection of far right

Die Linke achieved a small upswing electing Özdemir among other deputies.

Elections to the Hamburg Parliament showed rejection of extreme and racist right parties.

Die Linke got 9.1 percent and elected Kurdish female politician Cansu Özdemir.

 The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens led by First Mayor Peter Tschentscher.

The election showed a decline for the SPD and right-of-centre parties, while the Greens doubled their vote share and number of seats, becoming the second largest party. 

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered their worst ever result in Hamburg and their worst state election result in 68 years. 

Die Linke achieved a small upswing electing Özdemir among other deputies.

Alternative for Germany (AfD) declined in vote share and seat count compared to a previous election for the first time in its history.