German chancellor candidates react to exit polls in Sunday's election
German chancellor candidates have spoken publicly to their supporters after exit polls came out indicating the results of the country’s snap federal election.
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German chancellor candidates have spoken publicly to their supporters after exit polls came out indicating the results of the country’s snap federal election.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/24/german-chancellor-candidates-react-to-exit-polls-in-sundays-election
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00:00More than 80% of Germany's almost 60 million eligible voters cast their ballots in Sunday's
00:07federal election.
00:10Exit polls released shortly after vote counting began indicated that frontrunner CDU candidate
00:15Friedrich Merz was on course to win 28.5% of the vote.
00:20Thank you very much for the trust that you give us and that you give to me personally.
00:26I know about the responsibility.
00:29I also know about the dimension of the task that lies ahead of us.
00:33I meet it with the greatest respect and I know that it will not be easy.
00:41The big disappointment of the night was reserved for outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose
00:46party the Social Democrats secured only 16% of the vote, their lowest ever result in a
00:51federal election.
00:53This is a bitter election result for the Social Democratic Party.
00:58This is also a defeat.
01:00I think this must be said clearly and clearly at the beginning.
01:05And for me it is also very important to say that this is a result from which we have to
01:10move forward together.
01:13Far-right AfD candidate Alice Weidel is on course to win just over 20% of the vote, making
01:19significant gains and doubling their results from the last election in 2021.
01:26We have doubled our numbers.
01:28They wanted to halve our numbers.
01:31The opposite has happened.
01:33And I have to say one thing.
01:35Our hand will always be extended for a government participation.
01:42To implement the will of the people, the will of Germany.
01:48We are ready for a government participation.
01:53Friedrich Merz will be given the mandate to govern when official results are announced.
01:58Over the coming days and weeks, the CDU-CSU union candidate will engage in talks with
02:04other parties to establish a coalition and lead a new government.