Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. 🎉 According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5% of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6% and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.5%.
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Conservative CDU/CSU leads German election: preliminary results
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