SPD victory in Hanover: Local successes despite nationwide loss!

SPD victory in Hanover: Local successes despite nationwide loss!

In the 2025 federal election, the SPD achieved the worst result of its history across Germany. However, the SPD had success in Hanover and won the constituencies in the region. Boris Pistorius (SPD) clearly secured the constituency of Hanover Stadt II, while Adis Ahmetovic (SPD) also defended his constituency in Hanover. Despite a decline in the second votes, the SPD in Hanover narrowly remained number one. The CDU and the Greens were able to gain voices while the Greens recorded significant losses. The left and the AfD, on the other hand, recorded growth.

In the city of Sarstedt, the search was increasingly searched for volunteers, and the response to it was great. The polling stations in Sarstedt were well staffed and the choice went without major incidents. An unfortunate incident occurred when an election board in Sarstedt had locked out, but this could be quickly remedied. Around 2,000 postal voting envelopes were prepared in Sarstedt, but there was a lower use of postal voting than expected. The number of inquiries for postal voting was over 3,000, which was called "completely below expectations". So far, every fifth person entitled to vote has made an application in Hanover, Lüneburg and Oldenburg or gave his vote.

electoral system and results

Almost 60 million people in Germany took part in the 2025 federal election. The results of the constituencies were published after the constituencies were fully counted. The first votes decide which people represent the constituencies in the Bundestag. The new voting right says that the first -placed candidates only move in in a constituency if their party is entitled to enough seats. The second votes determine the strength of the parties in the Bundestag. In order to move into the Bundestag, it is necessary to overcome the five percent hurdle or to win at least three constituencies. According to the temporary official end result, the Union was able to win the election while the AfD became the second strongest force. The SPD and the Greens are lost, while the FDP and the BSW failed at the five percent hurdle.

For further information about the results and developments of the Bundestag election 2025, the articles from ndr and zdf