CSU approves the coalition agreement between the Union and SPD

The coalition agreement is, Union and SPD were able to agree after long negotiation rounds. Which party gets which ministry and who will be part of the cabinet Merz? Follow the current developments and results in our live ticker.

Bundestag election 2025: All current news in live tickers

First Bundestag election since the voting right reform

In the Bundestag election on February 23, citizens decided who their interests in Bundestag should represent in the future. It was the election of the 21st German Bundestag – and the first choice, The right to vote has been reformed since 2023. There are still 733 MPs in the current Bundestag. In the next Bundestag there are only 630 members.

That means: Even if direct candidates have received the majority of the first votes in their constituency, they did not necessarily have a place in parliament. This was the case with the Augsburg Volker Ullrich (CSU).

The results of the 2025 federal election

The counting of the 2025 federal election is completed. The morning after the election was that Preliminary official end result published. Both the FDP As the BSW, the evening had to worry about their move into the Bundestag-and then just slid past the five percent hurdle. The strongest force went CDU from the election. The SPD recorded a historically low result.

The graphic shows the provisional official end result:

The election results for everyone 299 constituencies in Germany as well as especially for The Swabian and Upper Bavaria region You can also find with us.

Coalition negotiations after the 2025 Bundestag election

The following factions are currently represented in the Bundestag: CDU/CSUSPD, the Greens, FDP and AfD. Since the expulsion of finance minister Christian Lindner, the FDP has not been in the federal government. As top candidates In 2025 Olaf Scholz (SPD), Friedrich Merz (CDU), Robert Habeck (Greens) and Alice Weidel (AfD) started. Now the coalition negotiations start.