CDU/CSU Leads Germany’s 2025 Election with 28.5% Vote Share 🎉

Germany's conservative powerhouse, the CDU/CSU, has surged ahead in the 2025 federal elections, securing an impressive 28.5% of the vote, according to preliminary results released by ARD on Sunday evening. 🚀

Trailing behind are the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6% and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) at 16.5%. The Greens are also making waves, landing in fourth place with 11.8%, while Die Linke and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) follow with 8.7% and 4.9% respectively.

With a remarkable voter turnout of 84%—the highest since 1990—the nation's enthusiasm for change is palpable. 🙌 This election will shape the composition of the next Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, where parties must secure at least 5% of the national vote to gain representation.

Friedrich Merz, the chancellor candidate for CDU/CSU, expressed optimism about forming a new government rapidly. \"Tonight we will celebrate and from tomorrow we start working,\" Merz stated after the vote. \"The world out there is not waiting for us.\"

Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz acknowledged the SPD's historic defeat, committing to remain in office until a new coalition government is formed. \"This is a bitter election result for the Social Democratic Party, it is also an electoral defeat,\" Scholz commented. \"I have the responsibility for the election result.\"

Stay tuned for more updates as Germany moves forward to shape its future leadership! 🇩🇪✨

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Germany's CDU/CSU leads federal election: preliminary results

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