Social democratic SPD wins German election

The social democratic party comes out the winner of the federal election, with CDU/CSU achieving a historically poor result.
Photo: Odd Andersen/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Odd Andersen/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
by ritzau, translated by jonas sahl jørgensen

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) wins the federal election on Sunday with 25.7 percent of the votes, ahead of conservative sister parties the Christian Democratic Union of Germany/Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CDU/CSU), which settle for 24.1 percent.

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