The Union CDU/CSU di Friedrich Merz wins German elections with 29%, according to first exit poll by public TV Ard. According to theAfD far-right with 19,5%, the first time in the history of the Federal Republic. They are followed bySpd to 16%, i Verdi at 13,5%, the Lefties at 8,5%. The liberals risk not entering the Bundestag pdf with 4,9% e Bsw with 4,7% given that the threshold is 5%.
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Germany Elections, Merz Rejoices: Here's What He Said
Merz rejoices immediately after the first exits: “We won the elections” and he recognizes that “things will not be easy” to form a government. “We must create it as soon as possible with an adequate parliamentary majority, because the world does not wait for us. Germany will become reliable again”.
Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) candidate for chancellor rejoices after the exit poll results in Germany and speaks of “a historic result: we have doubled our votes”.
Germany Elections, Today's Voting Results: Exit Poll
It must be said that the German elections recorded a record turnout, equal to 84%, the highest since 1990. However, for the Spd it is the worst result since the post-war period. "For the SPD it was a historic defeat, it is a bitter evening for us. The traffic light coalition has been rejected": this is how Matthias Miersch, SPD secretary general, comments on the first results of the elections in Germany. Asked about the possibility of being part of a future government, Miersch replied that "the final say will have to be made by the members".
On the contrary, the almost 20% of consensus collected by AfD is the best result – ever since the post-war period – for a far-right force in Germany, so much so that she immediately said she was ready to contribute to the formation of the new governmentCelebrating the election results, Weidel wanted to emphasize that “our hand will always be extended to participate in government, in order to implement the will of the people, the will of Germany,” she declared to supporters.
Germany elections, Bundestag seats according to exit polls
The exit polls released by zdf they assign 187 seats in the Bundestag for CDU/CSU, 131 to AfD, 108 to the SPD, 79 to the Greens, 59 to the Left and – perhaps – 33 to FDP and BSW but only if they confirmed that they had reached the 5% threshold. Otherwise, the votes of the two parties would be redistributed among the other political forces.
