Germany: Social Democrats Claim Election Victory Over Conservatives
Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party has claimed victory in the country’s general elections, with preliminary results showing the SDP defeating the center-right Union (an alliance of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union), likely spelling the end of 16 years of Union control.
Sunday’s election, Germany’s first without Chancellor Angela Merkel on the ticket, gave Merkel’s Union its worst showing in the post-World War II era. The CDU and CSU are currently projected to receive just 196 seats in the Bundestag, with a total of 24.1% of the vote. The incoming Bundestag is estimated to have between 735 to 740 members.
In 2017, the Union received a total of 32.9% of the vote, receiving 246 seats. Failing to secure enough for an outright majority, the Union formed a broad unity government with the SPD.
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