Conservative Christian Democrats Set to Win German Election, Right-Wing AfD Doubles Support
Chancellor Olaf Scholz admitted defeat after his Social Democratic party (SPD) scores historic low.
Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) are set to win the biggest vote share in Sunday’s general election, followed by the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) which doubled its support from 11 percent in 2021 to around 20 percent, early projections show.
“The exit polls of the 2025 German election are in, showing the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) winning the highest percentage of seats with 29%,” the German state TV Deutsche Welle reported.
“The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) were the runners-up with just under 20%. Coming in third were the ruling center-left Social Democrats (SPD) with 16% just edging their current coalition partners, the Greens, on 13.5%,” the broadcaster added.
With poll results still pouring in, outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) admitted defeat while CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz declared himself the winner.
Here's a breakdown of the exit poll numbers: pic.twitter.com/0DSPpjkOuw
— DW News (@dwnews) February 23, 2025
The Euronews TV channel reports:
At the centre-right CDU’s Konrad-Adenauer-Haus election HQ, chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz acknowledged his party’s lead.
“We, the Union – the CDU and CSU – we have won this federal election,” Merz said, adding that he’s “aware of the responsibility that now lies ahead of me.”
Merz emphasised that it was now the party’s responsibility to form a new government swiftly. “The world out there is not waiting for us,” he stated.
Olaf Scholz’s centre-left SPD was one of tonight’s main losers. He described the results as “bitter” and acknowledged his defeat. “The polls didn’t improve, but we fought until the end,” Scholz said, taking responsibility for the election outcome.
SPD Secretary General Matthias Miersch also called it a “bitter evening” for the party, admitting that “this is a historic defeat for the SPD.”
Primarily results suggest that the conservative CDU/CSU can form a majority government with the support of the AfD, a move shunned by all mainstream parties under the concept of so-called Brandmauer, or firewall, against the right-wing party.
A likely coalition emerging from this electoral outcome would be between the Conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD), with the far-left Greens entering the government as well. Both SPD and Greens are against tougher measures to end mass immigration.
Herzlichen Dank an alle Wähler und die vielen engagierten Wahlkämpfer. Die AfD konnte ihr Ergebnis verdoppeln – ein unglaublicher Erfolg, der deutlich macht: Die Bürger wollen den politischen Wandel! pic.twitter.com/7W6e3mFwKh
— Alice Weidel (@Alice_Weidel) February 23, 2025
Germany was faced with an early election after the left-wing Social Democrat-led coalition collapsed hours after the news of President Donald Trump winning the White House.
[Disclaimer: Author is a member of the CDU party]
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Can’t imagine why we fall into European trap of “Right-Wing”, rarely hear ” Left-wing, and their conservative term isn’t what we think it is.
Because the left has to condition people to hate. So they condition people to hate right wingers as extremists by labelling everything they hate as right wing, therefore anything called right wing must be bad
Just like here in the US, anything right of the Commie Democrats is a fascist or a Nazi.
The globalist are doing all they can to torpedo the win and maintain power.
My favorite German commentator repeatedly warns against the American tendency to interpret the raw results of multi-party elections in terms of “winning and losing.” It’s more of a game-opening Scrabble draw — barring an overwhelming shutout (all vowels in only one player’s hand), the rest of the game consists of negotiating the various combinations of alliances that decide control or defeat.
The current German govt did more to change the demographics of Germany than anyone in the last century, except for What’sHisFace.
At least these guys are avoiding trials and executions.
Actually, probably even what’s his face didn’t change German demographics like this current lot!
Exclude the AfD from the coming government and in the next election they’ll perhaps double their vote again.
This is the same CDU/CSU that was an integral part of the outgoing government, and will probably form the same coalition as before, but with more of a role for them and less for the SPD. So no real change, just a reshuffle. AfD is still shut out.
Oh, good. And here I was thinking the undemocratically installed EU would need to step-in and cancel this election outcome because it didn’t like it.
Because “””fascism”””.
Forget it Jake, it’s Germany.
They have already ruled out a coalition with the AFD.
Notice the demographics. AfD strong holds are mostly in what was East Germasny.
Because they know Frau Merkel and her ilk all too well.
It does my heart good to see the SPD lose 11 percent while AfD gains 10.
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Für das deutsche Vaterland!
(Unity and justice and freedom
For the German fatherland!)
The Anti-Nazi/Democrazi/DEI party. Here’s to mitigating progress and exercise of liberal license in Europe. Here’s to Europeans aborting the Pro-Choice [ethical] religion in progressive sects and sequestering its transhumane philosophical edicts.
Hey, what happened to the FDP? Their voter seems to have totally collapsed, from 11.4% to 4.3%, and from 91 seats to none at all.
That seems like a shame. I mean if I were a German voter I would probably have voted AfD this time around, but in general I would identify as a FDP supporter. So what happened, did all their supporters switch to AfD?
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