Christians react to divisive German elections

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  13 Mar 2025
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Christians react to divisive German elections

Friedrich Merz, Germany's next chancellor. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Christians have been reacting to the recent German elections, which saw the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), win the largest vote share. They won ahead of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), who achieved a record vote share of 20.8 percent, and the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

The result means that CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who leads the CDU-CSU coalition, will likely become Germany’s new chancellor, having never previously held a ministerial role. He has promised to push for greater control over immigration and independence from the USA following recent comments from President Trump’s administration.

Frank Heinrich, one of two CEOs of the German Evangelical Alliance, called on the new government to restore Germany’s visibility on the international stage - urging it to bolster European security, while restoring unity domestically through constructive communication following a divisive election.

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