Germany Election Results, Exit Polls Show Merkel and her Free Democratic Allies Win

Election results from Germany are trickling in and exit polls are showing Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats on track with 33.5% and the Free Democrats at 14.5%. That doesn’t equal 50% I know, but all the stories I’ve read said that due to quirks in seat allocatement, they will have enough to form government.

The Social Democrats are performing dismally at 23.5%. It looks like a rear guard action at this point for them. The Greens have 10% and the Left is at 13%.

Turnout is reported to be very low compared to the last federal election held in 2005.

Source: Reuters, The Local, Wall Street Journal, Spiegel Online

Stay tuned for more election results from Germany and Portugal as they develop.

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  1. Chris Alders says:
    September 27, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    Thanks for the information, although I am very, very wary of reporting emanatng from exit polls.

  2. Ronald Hardy says:
    September 27, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    From Mike Feinstein:

  3. Adam Windholz says:
    September 27, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    Agela did an ecellant job and I’m sure she will continue to make Germany a great and strong country.

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