Germany’s Social Democratic Party wins largest share of vote in federal election

Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) has won the largest share of the vote in federal election, putting them in leading position to form the country’s next coalition government. But forming of a new government will take time, as no party has majority of its own in new Parliament.

Germany’s Social Democratic Party wins largest share of vote in federal election

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) along with their affiliated Bavarian Christian Social Union, suffered their worst general federal election result ever and were defeated by the left-leaning Social Democrats (SPD). The SPD, Germany’s oldest party, won 25.7 per cent of the vote, up five percentage points from the 2017 federal election, ahead of Merkel’s CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union) conservative bloc on 24.1 per cent, provisional results showed. The Greens came in with 14.8 per cent and the FDP won 11.5 per cent.
Olaf Scholz ’s Social Democrats (SPD) said Germany always has coalition governments and it was always stable. Angela Merkel will step down as Germany’s chancellor once a new coalition deal is agreed and her replacement is confirmed.

Published date : 29 Sep 2021 05:52PM