The ruling bloc of the CDU\/CSU and the Social Democrats are gaining almost an equal number of votes in the elections in Germany - exit polls

In Germany, the first exit polls have been published, according to which the ruling bloc of the CDU / CSU and the Social Democrats (SPD) are gaining an almost equal number of votes.

According to the exit polls of the research institute Mannheimer Forschungsgruppe Wahlen for the ZDF TV channel, the Social Democrats are leading in the elections - the party is gaining 26%. The conservative CDU/CSU bloc comes in second with 24%.

Union 90/The Greens gain 14.5%. Free Democrats are fourth with 12%, while the right-wing Alternative for Germany gets 10%. Also, according to preliminary data, the "Left" with 5% are entering the parliament.

Exit polls of the sociological institute Infratest dimap for the public-legal TV channel ARD show that the SPD and the CDU/CSU are gaining 25% each. The Greens get 13%. Alternative for Germany shares fourth place with the Free Democrats with 11%, with the left - 5%.

Whatever the outcome, the current parliamentary elections will bring great changes in Germany's political life. After 16 years of Angela Merkel's rule, another candidate will take over as Chancellor. Merkel herself refused to run for a fifth term back in 2018.

The ruling bloc in the elections was headed by the leader of the CDU party and Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet. The SPD's candidate for chancellor and Laschet's main rival was Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz.

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