German voters A new direction was chosen in a key federal election to reshape the country's political landscape.
Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz Alternatives in Germany Since World War II, political parties are showing to the far right of the far right.
Meiers quickly won the victory, saying he knew the dimension of the task he was facing and saying “it wasn’t easy.”
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Prime Minister Olaf Scholz's tripartite alliance collapsed in November and he admitted to failure.
Exit polls by ARD and ZDF public television show Scholz's left-wing Social Democrats made progress in national parliamentary elections in the worst post-war situation and are expected to rank third.
Polls issued after the last polling stations closed gave Melz's coalition support of 28.5-29% while Germany (AFD) alternatives of 19.5-20%, about twice as many as in 2021.
Their support for the Social Democrats in Saltz was 16-16.5%, much lower than the last election. Environmentalist Green Party is 13.5%.
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Among the three smaller parties, one – the left-wing left – seems certain to win a parliamentary seat with 8.5-9% of the vote. Two other political parties, the Democrats of Free Enterprises and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, are the threshold for the 5% support needed to win a seat.
Merz is the leader in the next German Chancellor, and whether one or two partners are needed to form a coalition government will depend on how many parties are entering parliament.
“I know the responsibility,” said Meles. “I also know the scale of the mission that is right before us right now. I handle it with the utmost respect, and I know it's not easy.”
“The world there is not waiting for us, nor is it waiting for long coalition talks and negotiations,” he told cheering supporters.
In this election, it is unlikely that any single party will get anywhere near most seats in the parliament or the federal parliament, which is required by the German electoral system in order to form a new government on its own.
Instead, the parties must consult with the coalition to form a government, and the party usually takes its leader as prime minister. Coalition governments often require compromises between policy priorities that compromise between parties, which makes governance a process of negotiation.
Despite its popularity, all mainstream parties, including Melz's CDU, have clearly ruled out alliances with the AFD – President Trump's adviser Elon Musk supports it In the election – quote the party's Link to far-right extremism. Exclusion means that it is almost certain that the AFD will not be part of the next government.
