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Germans vote to elect the Bundestag.

2025 German federal election — Germans vote to elect the Bundestag. The opposition CDU/CSU wins a plurality, with 28.5% of the vote and 208 seats. The governing Social Democratic Party finishes in third place wi

Published February 23, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 German federal election.

Germans vote to elect the Bundestag. The opposition CDU/CSU wins a plurality, with 28.5% of the vote and 208 seats. The governing Social Democratic Party finishes in third place with 16.4% and 120 seats, while the far-right Alternative for Germany finishes in second place with 20.8% and 152 seats. [https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/23/europe/german-election-results-cdu-afd-intl/index.html (CNN)] [https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-friedrich-merz-urges-independence-from-us/live-71700729 (DW)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-02-23).