Provisional results show Germany’s opposition conservative CDU/CSU has won the national election, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) coming 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.
Germany’s electoral system rarely produces absolute majorities, and it is expected that two or more parties will form a coalition following potentially difficult negotiations that will take weeks or even months before the Bundestag elects the next chancellor.
Source: Aljazeera
