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Understand who leads each country—and how they came to power.

Explore national election results and current leaders around the world. Find presidents, prime ministers and heads of state, compare parliamentary seats won by political parties, and check when the next elections are expected. Choose a country to see its leadership portraits, election charts and links to official sources.

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Germany

Leadership

Portrait of Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz
Federal Chancellor
Sophie Hugon / European Union · Photo source · European Commission reuse terms
Portrait of Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Federal President
Viet-Hoang Nguyen · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Friedrich Merz serves as federal chancellor. Profile source

National government

The Bundestag elected Friedrich Merz chancellor on 6 May 2025. Germany selects its federal president through the Federal Convention.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier · Federal President · Head of state
Trained in law and worked in public administration before serving as foreign minister and deputy chancellor. Biography source

Friedrich Merz · Federal Chancellor · Head of government
A lawyer by profession. He previously chaired the supervisory board of BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG. Biography source · Former board role source

Federal Government · Federal Returning Officer · Final results · Federal Foreign Office · Current leadership · Chancellor’s official profile

GERMANY · ELECTIONS & REPRESENTATION

Votes, seats & parliament

Dated source snapshot

Explore Germany’s recorded parliamentary results and how each chamber is selected. Leadership portraits appear above; the charts below show seats reported in the linked election records.

Chambers recorded22 not marked suspended in this source
Directly elected1Other chambers may use a different selection method
Results coverage1 / 2Chambers with a party-seat breakdown

These are dated election records, not live chamber membership. By-elections, vacancies, appointments and changes of party may alter the current composition. A seat total can cover only the seats allocated in that result; it does not automatically represent the full statutory chamber.

Directly elected

German Bundestag

Recorded selection · 23 February 2025

630seats shown
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)164
Alternative for Germany (AfD)152
Social Democratic Party (SPD)120
Green Party85
Left Party (Die Linke)64
Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU)44
The South-Schleswigian Voters’ Association1

Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.

Largest allocation in this resultChristian Democratic Union (CDU)164 of 630 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.

Next recorded renewal projection28 February 2029A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
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Appointed

Bundesrat

Selection date not recorded

Seat breakdown awaiting verification

A complete, reconciled party-seat chart is unavailable in this source snapshot. Follow the chamber record for election and membership information.

Next recorded renewal projectionTiming not confirmed in this snapshot
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Election calendar

Bundestag electionRegular election window: 26 January–25 March 2029Timing source ↗

Regional election maps require separately verified geographic results. National seat totals are shown here without inferring regional winners.

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Parliamentary elections, November 2026. Terms of use · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

UN heads of state and government reference