Beijing: The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday that China was ready to work with the new German federal government to consolidate and develop the complete strategic partnership of China-Germany.
The conservative bloc of Germany, the Democratic Christian Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), won the German federal elections, according to preliminary results, reported the Xinhua news agency on Monday morning.
During the last 53 years of diplomatic links, China has seen its relations with Germany in a strategic and long -term perspective, and has developed bilateral relations under the principles of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit and the search for common ground during the shelving differences, the differences, the differences, the differences, the differences, the differences, the differences, the shelving differences, the differences, the said the spokesperson.
Germany and the EU have a global meaning. China is happy to see Germany and the EU playing an important role in global affairs, supports the integration of Europe and the EU strategic independence and is ready to work with Germany and L ‘EU to continue to contribute to global peace and prosperity, Lin noted.
The CDU / CSU obtained 28.5% of the votes, followed by the alternative for Germany (AFD) with 20.6% and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.5%, reported Xinhua, citing The German public broadcaster Ard.
The Greens arrived fourth with 11.8%, ahead of Die Linke with 8.7%. The Libre Democratic Party (FDP) and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) should receive 4.4% and 4.9%, respectively, according to the media report.
The election will determine the composition of the next Bundestag, the German lower room in Parliament. A party must receive at least 5% of the national vote to obtain a representation in the Bundestag, said Xinhua.
CDU chief, Friedrich Merz, is about to become the next Chancellor, but he is likely to face difficult coalition talks, reported Deutsche Welle.
Merz faces complex and long coalition negotiations after far -right AFD reached a second historic place in a fractured vote after the trustee of the Alliance with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, said Reuters.
On transatlantic relations, Merz has promised to “carry out independence” of the United States, claiming that Germany had to fundamentally refuse its security arrangements and put an end to dependence in Washington for decades, since the President Donald Trump was “widely indifferent” to the fate of Europe, the Financial Times reported.
Trump praised Sunday as a “big day for Germany” after an election during which the central right opposition won first place followed by far-right AFD with its strongest result, reported Reuters.
On the Ukraine crisis, Merz urged close cooperation between Europe and the United States earlier to seek lasting peace in Ukraine, DPA reported in February.
