CDU victory moves majority: Merz urges fast government!

CDU victory moves majority: Merz urges fast government!

After the surprising win of the Union in the Bundestag election on Sunday, CDU boss Friedrich Merz announced immediate steps to form a new government. Merz said he was aiming to complete government formation by Easter at the latest and wanted talks with all parties to the Democratic Mitte. In the election, the Union achieved 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the AfD with 20.8 percent, who presented herself as the largest winner in this election. These developments could significantly influence the political landscape in Germany, such as OE24 described in detail.

The SPD, on the other hand, suffered its worst result with only 16.4 percent and gets under pressure. Party leader Olaf Scholz signaled not to want to enter possible coalition talks as a negotiator. At the same time, Lars Klingbeil will take over the management of the SPD parliamentary group. On the other hand, the FDP, which failed at 4.3 percent at the five percent hurdle, clears out its long-time chairman Christian Lindner from active politics. These elections result in a new Bundestag with 630 MPs, whereby the Union and the SPD could theoretically form a majority through a coalition, such as AP News reported.

The political situation is further shaken by the explanations of AfD boss Alice Weidel and the withdrawal of Lindner. Weidel described the result of her party as "historical" and offered her hand to work, but this is rejected by other parties. In the meantime, the turnout has achieved a new record, 82.5 percent - the highest value since 1987 - indicates an increased interest of the voters. This could be a premonition for the upcoming political renovations in Germany.