Social Democrats beat Merkel bloc in German elections
The Hindu
Election officials said early September 27 that a count of all 299 constituencies showed that the Social Democrats won 25.9% of the vote, ahead of 24.1% for the Union bloc
The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in , beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race.
Election officials said early September 27 that a count of all 299 constituencies showed that the Social Democrats won 25.9% of the vote, ahead of 24.1% for the Union bloc.
The environmentalist Greens came third with 14.8% followed by the pro-business Free Democrats with 11.5%. The two parties have already signaled that they are willing to discuss forging a three-way alliance with either of their two bigger rivals to form a government.