German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost the general election. His Social Democrats (SDP) won only 121 of the 630 seats. They received only 16.5% of the vote. Chancellor Scholz has accepted defeat. His party has reached third place in the Elections in Germany results.
Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party coalition won 208 seats, receiving 28.5% of the vote.
The second biggest winner in the election was the far-right party (AfD). This party won 151 seats. The party received 20.8% of the vote. This is the first time since World War II that a far-right party has won so many seats in Germany.
A majority in Germany requires 315 seats, and no party will be able to reach this figure on its own. Therefore, the formation of a coalition government Elections in Germany is considered certain Elections in Germany.
Elections in Germany :- AfD offers to form coalition
AfD party chancellor candidate Alice Weidel celebrated her victory with her supporters. However, party chancellor Weidel said she had expected better results.
AfD leader Tino Kruppaala said his party was ready to negotiate a coalition with the CDU. However, CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz has categorically denied any alliance with the far-right AfD.
US President Donald Trump said on the victory of the center-right CDU party in the election that this is a great day for both Germany and America. He said on social media that like America, the people of Germany are also fed up with the government’s absurd policies on energy and immigration.
Musk and Russia’s interference in the election
The election also became interesting due to the intervention of American businessman and owner of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk. Musk was openly supporting radical leader Alice Weidel. On the other hand, Russian interference in the election has come to light.
According to experts, groups like ‘Doppelganger’ and ‘Storm-1516’ are influencing elections through thousands of bot armies from Russia. These groups are posting thousands of videos-fake news every day on social media, especially on X.
These posts were in support of the AFD. In addition, fake news is being spread from more than 100 fake websites in Russia.
Illegal immigrants are a big issue for all three major parties.
The election was dominated by issues such as the war in Ukraine, Russia, the economy and the budget. However, illegal immigrants became a big issue for the CDU, SPD, AfD. The AfD has linked recent terrorist attacks in Germany to illegal immigration Elections in Germany.
The CDU party has spoken of tightening borders and tightening citizenship conditions for refugees. The SPD also favors tightening borders, but wants to continue the policy of allowing skilled migrants in.