Bangladesh, Feb. 24 -- In a statement that reverberated across both sides of the Atlantic, US President Donald Trump congratulated Germanys Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) following their federal election victory. Trump praised the results as a rejection of what he described as a “no-common-sense agenda,” particularly on energy and immigration. The election outcome marks a significant shift in Germanys political landscape, with the conservative bloc poised to lead the government after years of Social Democrat rule under Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Exit polls published by German public broadcaster ZDF showed the CDU/CSU leading with 28.6% of the vote, while Scholzs Social Democrats (SPD) garnered only 16.5%-their worst electoral per...