Hanover newly chooses: Left overtake Greens in several parts of the city!

Hanover newly chooses: Left overtake Greens in several parts of the city!

With the preliminary result of the 2025 Bundestag election in Hanover, some surprises came to light. According to a report by haz.de have received the most second votes in five districts. The districts are Linden-Süd (29.7 %), Nordstadt (30.1 %), Linden-Nord (34.7 %), Limmer (24.9 %) and Hainholz (22.2 %). In some of these districts, the left have replaced the Greens as the strongest party. Maren Kaminski, the chairwoman of the left in Hanover, was able to move into the Bundestag via a list and emphasized that the voters have paid attention to the implementation of politics. In Hanover, the left received 14.3 % of the second votes across the city, which is above the federal average of 8.7 %. In the region, only 7.2 % of voters gave their second vote on the left.

The election results show a high turnout of 83.8 %, which represents an increase of 8.3 percentage points compared to the last election, such as Zeit.de reported. In the constituency of the city of Hanover II, the SPD receives 22.1 % of the votes, followed by the Greens with 21.3 % and the CDU with 18.8 %. The left comes to 16.5 %, which is an increase of 10.3 percentage points. The AfD has reached a share of 10.4 % and the FDP is 3.9 %. The SPD candidate Boris Pistorius was able to unite 36.2 % of the first votes, while Swantje Michaelsen from the Greens ended up in second place with 19.1 %.

reactions of the parties

Maren Kaminski plans to have talks about the future of her offices, as she is also union secretary at the same time. In contrast, Mona Sandhas, the chairwoman of the Greens, expressed that the government responsibility of the traffic light coalition is reflected in the election result. In Mühlenberg, the AfD received the most second votes with 26.4 %, followed by the SPD (24.5 %) and the CDU (20.0 %). The left came to 12.1 %, while the Greens only recorded 4.7 %.

The election results in the constituency of the city of Hanover II are remarkable, especially in comparison to the nationwide results. While the SPD receives 16.4 % nationwide, it is 22.1 % in Hanover. The situation is similar with the Greens who come to 11.6 % in the federal government, but reach 21.3 % in Hannover. The data and statistics from the election underline the special political currents and the increasing importance of the left in this region.