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Germany 2025 federal election

What was the result of the 2025 federal election in Germany?

CDU/CSU won 208 of 630 seats with 28.5% of the vote. 82.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Germany
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • Die Bundeswahlleiterin, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from Die Bundeswahlleiterin, read : CDU/CSU won 208 of 630 seats with 28.5% of the vote; 82.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 6.2 points on 2021.

  • CDU 164 +12 seats 22.6% +3.6 points
  • AfD 152 +69 seats 20.8% +10.4 points
  • SPD 120 −86 seats 16.4% −9.3 points
  • GRÜNE 85 −33 seats 11.6% −3.1 points
  • Die Linke 64 +25 seats 8.8% +3.9 points
  • CSU 44 −1 seat 6.0% +0.8 points
  • BSW 0 5.0%
  • FDP 0 −91 seats 4.3% −7.1 points
  • SSW 1 0 seats 0.2% 0.0 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Germany 2021 federal election, party by party.

316 of 630 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 28.5%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    CDU/CSU won 208 of 630 seats. A majority needs 316.

  2. +69 seats

    Seats gained by AfD

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2021. FDP lost 91 seats.

  3. 82.5%

    Voter turnout

    Up 6.2 points on 2021.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
CDU164+1222.6+3.611,196,374
AfD152+6920.8+10.410,328,780
SPD120−8616.4−9.38,149,124
GRÜNE85−3311.6−3.15,762,380
Die Linke64+258.8+3.94,356,532
CSU44−16.0+0.82,964,028
BSW05.02,472,947
FDP0−914.3−7.12,148,757
FREIE WÄHLER001.5−0.9769,279
Tierschutzpartei001.0−0.5482,201
Volt000.7+0.4355,262
Die PARTEI000.5−0.5242,741
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
dieBasis000.2−1.285,373
BÜNDNIS DEUTSCHLAND00.276,372
SSW100.20.076,138
ÖDP000.1−0.149,764
Team Todenhöfer000.0−0.424,553
PdF000.00.021,388
MLPD000.00.019,551
PdH00.014,294
PIRATEN000.0−0.313,800
BP000.00.012,278
Bündnis C000.0−0.111,768
MERA2500.06,994
WerteUnion00.06,736
MENSCHLICHE WELT000.00.0694
BüSo000.00.0676
SGP000.00.0425
Verjüngungsforschung00.0303

± is the change against the Germany 2021 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • CDU 11,196,374
  • AfD 10,328,780
  • SPD 8,149,124
  • GRÜNE 5,762,380
  • Die Linke 4,356,532
  • CSU 2,964,028
  • BSW 2,472,947
  • FDP 2,148,757
  • FREIE WÄHLER 769,279
  • Tierschutzpartei 482,201
  • Volt 355,262
  • Die PARTEI 242,741
  • dieBasis 85,373
  • BÜNDNIS DEUTSCHLAND 76,372
  • SSW 76,138
  • ÖDP 49,764
  • Team Todenhöfer 24,553
  • PdF 21,388
  • MLPD 19,551
  • PdH 14,294
  • PIRATEN 13,800
  • BP 12,278
  • Bündnis C 11,768
  • MERA25 6,994
  • WerteUnion 6,736
  • MENSCHLICHE WELT 694
  • BüSo 676
  • SGP 425
  • Verjüngungsforschung 303

Source: Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Wiesbaden, licence dl-de/by-2-0. Shown in our own layout, with shares rounded, by electionstracker.com.

How many people voted?

82.5% of the 60,510,631 registered voters cast a ballot (49,928,653 ballots), up 6.2 points on 2021. 49,649,512 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1987 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU28.5% of votes33.0% of seats
  • AfD20.8% of votes24.1% of seats
  • SPD16.4% of votes19.0% of seats
  • GRÜNE11.6% of votes13.5% of seats
  • Die Linke8.8% of votes10.2% of seats
  • SSW0.2% of votes0.2% of seats
  • BSW5.0% of votes0.0% of seats
  • FDP4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.6 by votes and 4.3 by seats; CDU/CSU led AfD by 7.7 points of the vote.

First votes (constituency candidates), by party

Final results, Die Bundeswahlleiterin, read 5 October 2026

Party%Votes
CDU25.512,604,184
AfD20.610,177,318
SPD20.19,936,433
GRÜNE11.05,443,393
Die Linke7.93,933,297
CSU6.63,272,064
FDP3.31,622,912
FREIE WÄHLER2.51,254,565
The other parties and groups
Party%Votes
Volt0.8391,666
BSW0.6299,401
Die PARTEI0.2122,268
BÜNDNIS DEUTSCHLAND0.287,955
Tierschutzpartei0.282,498
Einzelbewerber/Wählergruppe0.170,163
SSW0.158,779
ÖDP0.154,606
dieBasis0.141,923
MLPD0.024,218
Team Todenhöfer0.09,783
BP0.05,763
WerteUnion0.02,849
PIRATEN0.02,151
Bündnis C0.02,021
PdH0.01,871
BüSo0.01,295
PdF0.01,282
MERA250.0658
SGP0.073
Votes by party
  • CDU 12,604,184
  • AfD 10,177,318
  • SPD 9,936,433
  • GRÜNE 5,443,393
  • Die Linke 3,933,297
  • CSU 3,272,064
  • FDP 1,622,912
  • FREIE WÄHLER 1,254,565
  • Volt 391,666
  • BSW 299,401
  • Die PARTEI 122,268
  • BÜNDNIS DEUTSCHLAND 87,955
  • Tierschutzpartei 82,498
  • Einzelbewerber/Wählergruppe 70,163
  • SSW 58,779
  • ÖDP 54,606
  • dieBasis 41,923
  • MLPD 24,218
  • Team Todenhöfer 9,783
  • BP 5,763
  • WerteUnion 2,849
  • PIRATEN 2,151
  • Bündnis C 2,021
  • PdH 1,871
  • BüSo 1,295
  • PdF 1,282
  • MERA25 658
  • SGP 73

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