Union leads clearly - AfD rummages in the war of voices!

Union leads clearly - AfD rummages in the war of voices!

On February 23, 2025, the federal elections took place in Germany, and the first forecasts draw a clear picture: The Union, led by Friedrich Merz, won the election with 29 percent of the vote. According to reports from Exxpress.at , the right -wing populist AfD was able to increase significantly at 19.5 percent, while the SPD achieved the worst result of its history with only 16 percent. The Greens follow 13.5 percent, while the Left Party came to 8.5 percent and the FDP has to worry about moving into the Bundestag with 4.9 percent. The BSW, mainly supported by Sahra Wagenknecht, has only reached 4.7 percent and thus fails due to the five percent hurdle.

meaning of the turnout and political future

The turnout was 52.0 percent at 2:00 p.m., which was a significant increase compared to the last election when only 36.5 percent had chosen at the same time as cicero.de reported. Tino Chrupalla, the AfD boss, was confident that his party could reach over 20 percent, while CSU boss Markus Söder strengthened the Union Chancellor Merz and gave a clear rejection of possible coalitions with the Greens. Merz is now striving for a coalition of two with the SPD or possibly the Greens, but this could be complicated by the result of the election.

in Berlin there were shocking incidents that overshadowed the elections. An anti-Semitic attack on a Spanish tourist at the Holocaust memorial shocked the nation and led to arrests, as was also emphasized in the reports. These events illustrate the ongoing social tensions that are firmly anchored in political discourse.