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| Conservatives win German elections – early results | Conservatives win German elections – early results |
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| Christian Democratic Union chief Friedrich Merz will likely replace Olaf Scholz as chancellor | Christian Democratic Union chief Friedrich Merz will likely replace Olaf Scholz as chancellor |
| The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has won the snap elections in the German Bundestag, defeating Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats. The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) has shown the second-best result and is projected to have more MPs in the federal parliament than at any time in the party’s history. | The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has won the snap elections in the German Bundestag, defeating Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats. The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) has shown the second-best result and is projected to have more MPs in the federal parliament than at any time in the party’s history. |
| According to preliminary results released by Germany’s top electoral body on Monday, the CDU and its sister party CSU together received 28.6% of the votes, which means that CDU leader Friedrich Merz will likely become the next chancellor. | According to preliminary results released by Germany’s top electoral body on Monday, the CDU and its sister party CSU together received 28.6% of the votes, which means that CDU leader Friedrich Merz will likely become the next chancellor. |
| The AfD has received 20.8% of the votes, while the Social Democrats (SPD) has won 16.4%. The Greens came in fourth with 11.6%. | The AfD has received 20.8% of the votes, while the Social Democrats (SPD) has won 16.4%. The Greens came in fourth with 11.6%. |
| Early election was called last year after the collapse of the ruling coalition made up of SPD, the Green, and the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP). FDP leader Christian Lindner pulled his support due to the disagreements over budget. His party has received only 4.3% of the votes, prompting Lindner to announce his retirement from active politics. | |
| The AfD has performed the strongest in the eastern part of the country, winning the elections in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Brandenburg, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Despite becoming the second-most popular political force across the country, it will be hard for the AfD to enter a government coalition because other major parties consider its policies “extremist” and rule out any partnership. | |
| In a post on X on Sunday night, Merz promised to “strive to form a government that would represent the entire German population and would solve the problems of our country.” He expressed hope that Germany will have a new government by Easter. | |
| AfD co-leader and candidate for chancellor, Alice Weidel, has thanked the voters. “The AfD was able to double its result. The incredible success makes it clear: citizens want political change,” she wrote on X. |