Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats have secured a narrow victory in the country’s general election, final results show, ending 16 years of Angela Merkel-led conservative rule.
The Social Democrats said they had received a “clear mandate” to form the next federal administration, having last led the country in 2005.
With the last of 299 constituencies counted early on Monday, the final results had the Social Democrats on 25.9 per cent of the vote, with Ms Merkel’s CDU-led conservative bloc trailing on 24.5 per cent.
Shock exit polls had suggested a neck-and-neck race between the CDU and the Social Democrats led by Olaf Scholz, who were trailing in third place in opinion polling as recently as a few weeks ago. (Independent/UK)
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