… with Merkel’s party. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) and its representative Olaf Scholz won 25.7% or 206 … Christian Democratic and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), led by Armin Laschet, won 24.1%, 196 seats. Scholz has … – they simply lost it, while youth leaned to vote for The Greens and Liberals.” Katharina Schulze, Leader of the …