SPD Wins Hamburg Election but Faces Historic Lows; CDU Surges to Second
Peter Tschentscher's SPD secures victory in Hamburg's Bürgerschaftswahl, with coalition talks set to determine whether the city continues with a Red-Green alliance or shifts to a Red-Black partnership.
- The SPD emerged as the clear winner with 33.5% of the vote, although this marks a historic low for the party in Hamburg since World War II.
- The CDU rebounded from its 2020 defeat, securing 19.8% and overtaking the Greens, who fell to 18.5%.
- The Left Party achieved its best result in Hamburg to date with 11.2%, while the AfD also gained slightly, reaching 7.5%.
- Peter Tschentscher, Hamburg's First Mayor, has expressed a preference for continuing the Red-Green coalition but is also open to negotiations with the CDU.
- Voter turnout increased to 67.7%, reflecting heightened public interest despite the complexity of Hamburg's voting system.




































































































































