On February 24th, local time on the evening of February 23rd, Merz, the chairperson of the German Christian Democratic Union and the candidate for chancellor of the League Party, announced at the election celebration in Berlin: "We have won the 2025 German Bundestag election!" He called for the formation of a new government as soon as possible, saying that "the world will not wait for Germany, we must quickly have the ability to govern." Merz promised to ensure that Germany returns to the track of stable and efficient governance, and stressed that he will also do his best to this end. On the same day, the current chancellor of Germany and the candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party, Scholz, admitted the election defeat, saying that "this is a painful election result and an electoral defeat."