"A great day for Germany," US President congratulates CDU's win in national election

Washington DC [US], February 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump congratulated the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on their victory in Germany's national election on Sunday (local time).
Trump drew parallels between the circumstances of the election in Germany and the political situation in the United States, asserting that Germans had grown tired of a "no common sense agenda."
In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, "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!!!"
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Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as the second-largest party, according to exit polls. The election was dominated by concerns over immigration, the economy, and the return of US President Donald Trump, CNN reported.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he spoke to Friedrich Merz, congratulating him on his victory.

Je viens de m'entretenir avec @_FriedrichMerz pour le féliciter de sa victoire aux élections allemandes.

J’ai aussi eu un échange avec @OlafScholz pour lui dire mon amitié en cette soirée.

Nous sommes plus que jamais déterminés à faire de grandes choses ensemble…

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 23, 2025

UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer, too, congratulated Merz on his win, and said the UK looked forward to working with the new government to deepen their already strong relationship.

Congratulations to @_FriedrichMerz and @CDU/@CSU for the results in Germany’s election.

I look forward to working with the new government to deepen our already strong relationship, enhance our joint security and deliver growth for both our countries.

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) February 23, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he looked forward to 'protect lives' alongwith the new government in Germany.

I congratulate the CDU/CSU and @_FriedrichMerz on their victory in the Bundestag elections. A clear voice from the voters, and we see how important this is for Europe.

We look forward to continuing our joint work with Germany to protect lives, bring real peace closer to Ukraine,…

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 23, 2025

The CDU's party headquarters were filled with cheers and applause on Sunday evening as the exit polls were revealed and it became clear that the opposition party was set to become the largest group after Sunday's election.
Outside the building, a small group of protesters had gathered to demonstrate against what they perceive as party leader Friedrich Merz's hard line on immigration, CNN reported.

„Wir - die @CDU und die @CSU - haben diese Bundestagswahl gewonnen. Danke für das Vertrauen, das Sie uns und das Sie mir gegeben haben. Und ich möchte in diesem Zusammenhang ein Wort des Respekts für unsere politischen Wettbewerber sagen. Wir werden unserem Regierungsauftrag nun… pic.twitter.com/sFuB8C2qMr

— Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) February 23, 2025

Merz declared victory at the event in central Berlin, as he told supporters "Let's get the party started," an apparent nod to wanting to get coalition negotiations underway quickly, as per CNN. (ANI)