Germany Election Maps: How Conservatives Regained Power

Germany curator Christian Democrats (CDU / CSU) won the elections on Sunday while the voters reprimanded the country’s left government for its management of the economy and immigration.

Voters have given the extreme right Alternative for Germany (AFD) Party Social democrats (SPD) and the Green vegetablesAccording to provisional results.

There have been smaller surprises, including the last -minute push in the far left part Die Linke. The liberal and pro-enterprise Free democrats (FDP), which had been part of the last government until November, did not reach the 5% voting threshold they need to maintain seats in Parliament. The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), a pro-Russian shine from the former German left which was formed last year, also failed to qualify for parliamentary seats.

Stressing the displeasure widespread with Mr. Scholz’s government in the past three years, the three coalition parties – the Social Democrats, the Greens and the FDP – have lost support.

Vote has changed since 2021

The Germans expressed two votes when they go to the polls. The first vote will elect a direct representative of their district, while the second vote is expressed for a party.

Arrows show the increase or decrease in the voting share of each party during the second vote, compared to the last general elections.

Support for social democrats has plunged everywhere, but nowhere more than in the east. Christian Democrats have achieved gains in southern and west districts.

The coalitions

Christian Democrats will have to build a coalition to govern because they have not won the majority of seats. Given the results of Sunday, the most likely twinning is the CDU and the outgoing social democrats. This combination, known as the Grand Coalition, is historically stable and has been tested several times, more recently during the last mandate of Angela Merkel as Chancellor.

The greatest possible coalition, that between Christian Democrats and AFD, is politically not an option, because traditional parties have committed to not working with the far -right party.