Bundestag election 2025: Who will be the big winner in the new parliament?

Bundestag election 2025: Who will be the big winner in the new parliament?

On February 23, 2025, the time has finally come: The Bundestag election is imminent and over 59 million citizens entitled to vote are called to give up their votes. Germany's political landscape is changing - the tension is tangible. According to current forecasts, the Union from CDU and CSU will go into the race with 28 to 32 percent as the strongest force. The alternative for Germany (AfD) follows with a market share of 20 to 21 percent, after which the SPD comes with around 14 to 16 percent. The Greens rank in a similar area with 12 to 14 percent, while other parties, including the FDP, have to worry about their move into parliament, Christian Stör from op-online.

expectations and forecasts

The results of the choice are crucial for future government formation. It is already clear that the Union needs at least the SPD or the Greens to form a stable government. In the last weeks before the election, there were hardly any movements in the surveys, so that voters with their vote have to pave the way for possible coalitions. ni will report on the developments from 3 p.m. and will present the first projections and analysis from the new election studio in Berlin.

The choice is not only a referendum about the political balance of power, but also about the reforms that the Bundestag has experienced in recent years. The voting right reform of the traffic light coalition limits the number of mandates in the Bundestag to 630, which means that the new Bundestag will be significantly smaller than its predecessor, which counted 735 MPs. This has far-reaching consequences for political work and the representation in parliament, as further by op-online

Now it means: go to go! Be there live when the voices are counted and the future of Germany is designed.