02/25/2025February 25, 2025
What were the results of the German election?
The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), along with its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) came out top in Sunday’s vote with 28.6%.
They were followed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8%.
The two parties remaining in the outgoing coalition government, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens, won 16.4% and 11.6% respectively.
The only other party to make it past the 5% hurdle to enter the German parliament was the Left Party which saw its vote jump to 8.8%.
The other former member of the coalition government, the Free Democrats (FDP), did not manage to get passed the 5% hurdle, securing only 4.3% of the vote.
With the CDU’s Friedrich Merz already ruling out a coalition with the far-right AfD, it remains to be seen whether another coalition can successfully be pieced together.
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Welcome to our coverage following the German federal election
Thank you for joining us as we continue to keep you up-to-date on the latest developments following Germany’s federal election on Sunday.
The first moves have already been made toward forming a coalition government after center-right bloc (CDU/CSU) won, but failed to secure a majority over the weekend.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz has said he favors a coalition with the center-left SPD, but the various parties will first have to convene among themselves to discuss who they are happy to work with and where they are willing to make compromises.
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