As we wrote earlier, it was beginning to look like AfD, the political party in the German elections taking place on Sunday backed by Elon Musk, was set to shock progressive elites in Europe by picking up a great deal of voter support:
Germans are heading to the polls Sunday to elect members of the Bundestag, the country’s federal parliament, with the election garnering extra attention due to Elon Musk’s support of the right-leaning, populist AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) party. The election was originally slated to take place in September of this year, but was moved up due to the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government back in November.
As my colleague Teri Christoph wrote, a bit of clarity is needed about who and what AfD is–since “…the same people who oppose AfD are the same people who despise Donald Trump and Argentina’s Javier Milei”:
AfD’s mission statement is this: “We are liberals and conservatives. We are free citizens of our country. We are convinced democrats.” Here is some of what the party, often described by the media as “far right,” stands for:
- Strong opposition to illegal immigration and asylum policies.
- Emphasis on preserving German cultural identity.
- Reforming or leaving the EU altogether (“Dexit” has been debated within the party).
- Opposition to green energy policies, favoring traditional energy sources like coal and nuclear power.
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Germans were enthusiastic about coming out to the polls, according to one analysis of voter turnout:
German election turnout at 52% as of now…
Highest in decades pic.twitter.com/ud0vMFuz0W
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) February 23, 2025
Now, we have the latest exit poll results, showing AfD garnering the second-most votes:
New Right party @AfD doubled its votes and emerged as 2nd strongest party (behind the Christian conservative @cducsubt). But Germany’s socialist chancellor @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz called on election-losing socialists not to accept the election results.
A chart gives the numbers for each party in the elections:
Latest exit poll from DW for the German federal elections. pic.twitter.com/0n8KomddmC
— 王維彬 Veejay Wang 🇵🇭🇺🇦 (@VJayWang) February 23, 2025
President Donald Trump released a statement on his Truth Social account, celebrating AfD’s victories:
JUST IN: Donald Trump releases a statement on the German elections. pic.twitter.com/1iB90eoiVK
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) February 23, 2025
He wrote:
LOOKS LIKE THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN GERMANY HAS WON THE VERY BIG AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ELECTION. MUCH LIKE THE USA, THE PEOPLE OF GERMANY GOT TIRED OF THE NO COMMON SENSE AGENDA, ESPECIALLY ON ENERGY AND IMMIGRATION, THAT HAS PREVAILED FOR SO MANY YEARS. THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY, AND FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A GENTLEMAN NAMED DONALD J. TRUMP. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL — MANY MORE VICTORIES TO FOLLOW!!!
The final turnout was a remarkable 84 percent, with CDU/CSU winning a slim portion of the votes. Despite AfD coming in second, “[CDU/CSU] refus[es] to deal with them”:
German elections : 84% voter turnout, highest since reunification. The CDU/CSU wins, but with only 30%. They refuse to deal with AfD and so must ally with smaller parties including, in the words of the soon-to-be Chancellor, “green and left wing idiots”.
As this is a developing story, RedState will provide updates as they become available.
