Germany’s conservative parties (CDU/CSU) won the most votes in the 2025 election, getting 28.5%, according to early results. The far-right AfD came second with 20.6%, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD had a big loss, getting only 16.5%.
Other parties got fewer votes: Greens (11.8%), Die Linke (8.7%), BSW (4.9%), and FDP (4.4%), with some at risk of missing the 5% needed to enter parliament.
Voter turnout was 84%, the highest since 1990. The new parliament will decide Germany’s next chancellor after parties negotiate to form a government. CDU/CSU’s Friedrich Merz said he would start working on this immediately.
Merz also criticized the U.S. and wants Europe to be more independent. Donald Trump supported the election results, saying Germans rejected liberal policies.
Even though CDU/CSU won, they didn’t get a strong result, so forming a government could be difficult.
Source: CGTN
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