# CDU/CSU finishes first in the early federal election

Date: 2025

On 23 February 2025 the Union finished first in the early Bundestag election. Seat arithmetic still required a coalition. The result is a completed electoral act.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cdu-csu-win-german-election-2025-02-23/
- https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/bundestagswahlen/2025.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-union-first-2025