German election 2025 live results: by numbers | Elections News
59 million German German votes were eligible to decide whose largest economy of Eurozone.
The votes within 59 million citizens’ elections to the election of 59 million citizens are now considered the right to vote for the decision of the largest economy for the next four years.
Inquiries opened in 8 (07:00 GMT) and closed in 6 (17:00 GMT).
The final results of the federal recalling officer controlling the elections:
When will we know the final results?
The first local constituencies began reporting on the reporting results of about 9.00 (20:00 GMT).
The general result with the latest official results expected on Monday should be clear soon.
Who are the main candidates and parties?
This year, 29 political parties participate in the elections, decreased by 47 arguing in 2021.

The main parties:
- CDU / CSU – The Christian Democratic Union also led by Friedrich Merz, a bloc’s candidate. The Christian Public Union of the Bavarian sister party of the CDU is headed by Markus Soder.
- Afd – Alternative Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla is headed by Weidel as a Chancellor candidate in AfD.
- SPD – The Saskia Eskens and Lars Klingbeil of the Social Democratic Party are co-chaired by Lars Klingbeil. Olaf Scholz serves as a candidate of the party’s Chancellor and is the current chancellor.
- Alliance 90 / Green – this Franziska Brandner and Felix Banaszak’s co-chair and Robert Habeck are his Chancellor candidate and present vice-chancellor.
- Left – The party is headed by Chancellor candidates with Ines Schwerdtner and Jan Van Aken, Heidi Reichinnek and Van Aken.
- Bsw – Sahra Wagencknecht Alliance, the party’s Chancellor’s Candidate is headed by Sahra Wagenknecht.
- Fdp – The Free Democratic Party is headed by a Christian Lindner, who played the role of a leading candidate of the party.
What do the latest surveys show?
Conservative CDU exceeds the surveys with 30 percent support. The previous coalition government is expected to win about 20 percent of the SPD, which leads to the previous coalition government, sits in a third place.

How does the voting work?
German citizens will vote twice: once a member of the local parliament and a party for a party. A party should receive at least 5 percent of the national voice to enter the selected room of the bicameral parliament, the Bundestag.
The second voting is considered the most important and the most about the election night, because the bundestag will take a total of places in the Bundestag and determine the number of places to determine the strength of a party within a coalition government.
The side of the most seats will put a candidate as Chancellor and vote for a new bundest. The candidate must ensure the absolute majority to swear as a new leader in the country.

The current distribution of Germany’s current
The Bundestag has a 598-seat base, but in 2021 in 2021 in 2021 can reach 733 seats. Reform 2023 now limits him from 630 locations.

What are the main issues?
A slow economy, immigration and the Ukrainian war became the best topics in the campaign.
The surveys suggest that many voters want to pay less in taxes, but it will be difficult to do. Germany has been in recession in the last two years, and the main industries are struggling to compete.
Unemployment is more than 6 percent and the government’s debt brake also produces a problem.
Who can be the next German Chancellor?
The coalition government will form a coalition government because there are no absolute majority. A single parliamentary group was for the parliamentary period in 1957-1961 when a majority won the election in West Germany in West Germany.
The party that provides the most voting will make a candidate as a candidate as a chancellor and vote for a new bundest. As a leader, the leader must provide the absolute majority to swear.
Here is the first four party candidates:
- Merz, 69, according to the boxes, is Frontrunner. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel became the CDU leader after leaving the step in 2021.
- WeidelFrom 46, 2017, AFD has been against immigration.
- Scholz66, SPD has Chancellor since December 2021.
- Car55 is a candidate that represents greens. He is the present Vice Chancellor, as well as the Minister of Economy and Climate.