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Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the SPD with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the SPD with 16.5 percent. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the SPD with 16.5 percent. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the SPD with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the SPD with 16.5 percent. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM