- Exit polls show Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) ahead in the national election, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second, its best-ever result.
- Germany’s election authority says 52 percent of eligible voters had cast their ballots four hours before the closure of polling stations.
CDU/CSU victory – How the exit polls compare to 2021 German Federal election
CDU/CSU victory appears to be confirmed, take a look at how the exit polls from the 2025 German Federal Election differ from the last German election – held back in 2021.
Exit polls reported by Deutcshe Welle suggests the final result could be:
- CDU/CSU: 29 per cent
- AfD: 19.5 per cent
- SPD: 16 per cent
- Green Party: 13.5 per cent
- Left Party: 8.5 per cent
- FDP: 4.9 per cent
- BSW: 4.7 per cent
- Others: 3.9 per cent
Here is how that would compare with the results from the 2021 election:
- SPD : 25.7 per cent
- CDU / CSU : 24.1 per cent
- Greens : 14.7 per cent
- FDP : 11.4 per cent
- AfD : 10.4 per cent
- Left : 4.9 per cent
First exit poll of the #Germany election.
— Rahul Pandey (@R_Pandey95) February 23, 2025
1. Massive gain for AfD- 9.1% increase
2. CDU/CSU also gained around 4%
3. GOP-Social democrats (SPD) have lost the mandate (massive loss since the post war SPD in history).
4. Possible coalition- CDU/CSU+SPD pic.twitter.com/4NTydaI8dV