India, Feb. 25 -- The results of the German elections largely aligned with the opinion polls. This election saw a voter turnout of 83.5%, the highest since German reunification in 1990. Such a turnout typically signals a vote against incumbency, and this election was no exception.

The centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in coalition with the Christian Social Union (CSU) of Bavaria, emerged as the largest political force, securing 28.5% of the vote, a 4% increase since 2021. The biggest winner of this election has been the right-wing populist party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), which secured 20.8% of the vote, a significant jump from the 10.4% in the previous elections. This makes the AfD the second-largest party in the Bunde...