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Centre-right CDU and CSU parties win election, say exit polls
Germany’s centre-right CDU and CSU parties have won the federal elections with about 28.5 to 29 per cent of the vote according to exit polls, paving the way for CDU leader Friedrich Merz to become chancellor at a time of economic and political upheaval in Europe’s largest democracy.
The far-right Alternative for Germany co-led by Alice Weidel recorded its best result with 19.5 — 20 per cent of the vote on Sunday, according to the preliminary projections by state broadcasters ARD and ZDF. That is double what the anti-immigration party achieved in 2021.
Meanwhile Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party won just 16 to 16.5 per cent of the votes.
is there a possibility that FDP falls under electoral threshold this time?
Possible, but it will be close. Will have to wait for the final count to know for sure, same with BSW
what impact would it have on division of seats for other parties?
From what I’ve seen if FDP and BSW don’t make the threshold, it’s more likely that CDU/CSA and SPD will have a majority with just the two of them.