Overview

• The SPD remains Hamburg's strongest party with 33.5% of the vote and has nominated Carola Veit to continue as Bürgerschaft President.
• The CDU, now the second-largest party with 19.8%, re-elected Dennis Thering as faction leader, emphasizing its role as the main opposition.
• The Greens, having dropped to 18.5%, announced a leadership shakeup, with Jennifer Jasberg and Dominik Lorenzen stepping down as faction leaders.
• The Left Party elected Heike Sudmann and David Stoop as their new co-leaders, signaling a focus on social opposition in the new term.
• Coalition negotiations between the SPD and Greens are expected to begin later this week, continuing their decade-long partnership.