Results and Analysis for the German Federal Election, 24 September 2017

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The results in the Federal Elections held in Germany on the 24 September 2017 were:

CDU/CSU: 33% | SPD: 20.5% | AfD: 12.6% | FDP: 10.7% | Die Linke: 9.2% | Greens: 8.9%

Commentators noted that the result was a defeat for Angela Merkel with a sharply reduced percentage of the vote for the CDU/CSU, and a parliamentary presence for the first time for the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant far right nationalist political party Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Commentators and leaders from other EU Member States were interested to see how the result would impact on the role of Germany within the European Union and, in particular, how likely was there to be a joint Franco-German EU reform initiative.

Reports and analysis of the results in the Federal Election held in Germany on 24 September 2017.

ESO: Key Source: German federal election, 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-federal-election-2017/

Spiegel Online International, 24.09.17: German Election Results. Merkel Re-Elected as Right Wing Enters Parliament http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-election-merkel-wins-and-afd-wins-seats-in-parliament-a-1169587.html

EurActiv, 24.09.17: Merkel’s CDU wins with dramatic downturn, far-right AfD enters Bundestag http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/merkels-cdu-wins-with-dramatic-downturn-far-right-afd-enters-bundestag/

Politico, 24.09.17: Germany’s Merkel clings to power amid far-right surge http://www.politico.eu/article/merkels-party-wins-german-general-election-exit-poll/

Politico, 25.09.17: Angela’s ashes: 5 takeaways from the German election http://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-election-germany-ashes-5-takeaways-from-the-german-election/

EUObserver, 24.09.17: Merkel survives election 'earthquake' https://euobserver.com/elections/139124

The Conversation, 24.09.17: Angela Merkel wins a fourth term in office – but it won’t be an easy one https://theconversation.com/angela-merkel-wins-a-fourth-term-in-office-but-it-wont-be-an-easy-one-84578

The Guardian, 25.09.17: Challenges Merkel faces as she starts fourth term as German chancellor https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/25/challenges-merkel-faces-as-she-starts-fourth-term-as-german-chancellor

Blog: Open Europe, 11.10.17: Germany votes, again https://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/germany-votes-again/

The Local.de, 12.10.17: How a knife-edge state election could help Merkel build her fourth-term government https://www.thelocal.de/20171012/lower-saxony-vote-coalition-poker-spell-tough-week-for-merkel

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 19.12.17: The 2017 federal election was a potential turning point in German politics http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/12/19/the-2017-federal-election-was-a-potential-turning-point-in-german-politics/

EurActiv, 25.09.17: Protest vote drives Germans into arms of AfD http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/protest-vote-drives-germans-into-arms-of-afd/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 25.09.17: Merkel’s Bittersweet Victory http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/73210?lang=en

Deutsche Welle, 25.09.17: Merkel's win comes with EU prestige intact, but power weakened http://p.dw.com/p/2kgha

Euro|Topics: Debates, September 2017: How will the elections change German politics? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/186647/how-will-the-elections-change-german-politics

Social Europe, 27.09.17: Germany’s Grave New World https://www.socialeurope.eu/germanys-grave-new-world

Deutsche Welle, 26.09.17: Angela Merkel stuck in the middle: Takeaways from Day 2 http://p.dw.com/p/2kluA

Social Europe, 03.10.17: Germany: What Happens Next? https://www.socialeurope.eu/germany-happens-next

Politico, 28.10.17: Merkel to limit finance ministry powers if liberals get control: report https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-coalition-merkel-to-limit-finance-ministry-powers-if-liberals-get-control-report/

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