Party with most votes in German elections on Feb 23, 2025
Social Democratic Party (SPD) • 25%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) • 25%
Green Party • 25%
Other • 25%
Official election results announced by the German Federal Returning Officer
German Chancellor Scholz Loses Confidence Vote; Government Collapses, Elections Set for February 23, 2025
Dec 16, 2024, 03:44 PM
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the Bundestag, paving the way for early elections on February 23, 2025. Only 207 out of 717 members of parliament backed him, triggering the dissolution of parliament and effectively ending his tenure as chancellor. The no-confidence vote follows the collapse of his three-party coalition government amid declining popularity of his Social Democratic Party (SPD).
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Free Democratic Party (FDP) • 25%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) • 25%
Alliance 90/The Greens • 25%
Social Democratic Party (SPD) • 25%
SPD • 25%
Other • 25%
Greens • 25%
CDU/CSU • 25%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) • 25%
Green Party • 25%
Other • 25%
Social Democratic Party (SPD) • 25%
The Greens • 25%
SPD • 25%
Other • 25%
CDU/CSU • 25%
Social Democratic Party (SPD) • 25%
Other • 25%
Alliance 90/The Greens • 25%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) • 25%
SPD • 25%
Other • 25%
AfD • 25%
CDU/CSU • 25%
Other • 25%
CDU/CSU • 25%
SPD • 25%
AfD • 25%
SPD • 25%
CDU • 25%
Green Party • 25%
Other • 25%
CDU/CSU • 25%
AfD • 25%
SPD • 25%
Green Party • 25%
Other • 25%
CDU/CSU • 25%
SPD • 25%
Green Party • 25%
Other • 25%
Greens win majority • 25%
Other party or coalition • 25%
CDU/CSU wins majority • 25%
SPD wins majority • 25%
Leader of Green Party • 25%
Leader of CDU • 25%
Leader of SPD • 25%
Other • 25%
Friedrich Merz • 25%
Annalena Baerbock • 25%
Olaf Scholz • 25%