In a statement that reverberated across both sides of the Atlantic, US President Donald Trump congratulated Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) following their federal election victory. Trump praised the results as a rejection of what he described as a “no-common-sense agenda,” particularly on energy and immigration. The election outcome marks a significant shift in Germany’s political landscape, with the conservative bloc poised to lead the government after years of Social Democrat rule under Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Exit polls published by German public broadcaster ZDF showed the CDU/CSU leading with 28.6% of the vote, while Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) garnered only 16.5%-their worst electoral performance since 1949. Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is now expected to become Germany’s next chancellor. The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) also achieved its best-ever result, securing second place.

Trump took to his platform, Truth Social, to express his support for Germany’s conservative resurgence. “Much like the USA, the people of Germany got tired of the no common sense agenda, especially on energy and immigration, that has prevailed for so many years,” he wrote. Trump hailed the election outcome as “a great day for Germany” and suggested that more conservative victories were on the horizon both in Europe and the United States.

The AfD’s co-leader, Alice Weidel, called the party’s success “historic” and expressed openness to coalition talks. “We are........

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