01:54London residents reacted to the German Social Democratic Party's (SPD) narrow electoral victory on Monday, one day after the German federal elections.
"I'm quite happy the conservatives lost quite a lot of seats, I'm not so happy that the Greens are in third place," said Irine, a local.
Another Londoner said that she thought the future relationship between Germany and the UK was up in the air.
"Brexit has been horrendous, I think, and ruined the relationships in general. So I think it's uncertain and that's a worry," she said.
According to official provisional results, the SPD came first with 25.7 percent and 206 seats, while Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), along with its Bavarian sister party, came second with 24.1 percent and 196 seats. The Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), both of which will be key to forming any new government, came in third with 14.8 percent, and 118 seats, and fourth with 11.5 percent, and 92 seats, respectively.
UK: Londoners share thoughts after SPD win tight German election
London residents reacted to the German Social Democratic Party's (SPD) narrow electoral victory on Monday, one day after the German federal elections.
"I'm quite happy the conservatives lost quite a lot of seats, I'm not so happy that the Greens are in third place," said Irine, a local.
Another Londoner said that she thought the future relationship between Germany and the UK was up in the air.
"Brexit has been horrendous, I think, and ruined the relationships in general. So I think it's uncertain and that's a worry," she said.
According to official provisional results, the SPD came first with 25.7 percent and 206 seats, while Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), along with its Bavarian sister party, came second with 24.1 percent and 196 seats. The Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), both of which will be key to forming any new government, came in third with 14.8 percent, and 118 seats, and fourth with 11.5 percent, and 92 seats, respectively.
London residents reacted to the German Social Democratic Party's (SPD) narrow electoral victory on Monday, one day after the German federal elections.
"I'm quite happy the conservatives lost quite a lot of seats, I'm not so happy that the Greens are in third place," said Irine, a local.
Another Londoner said that she thought the future relationship between Germany and the UK was up in the air.
"Brexit has been horrendous, I think, and ruined the relationships in general. So I think it's uncertain and that's a worry," she said.
According to official provisional results, the SPD came first with 25.7 percent and 206 seats, while Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), along with its Bavarian sister party, came second with 24.1 percent and 196 seats. The Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), both of which will be key to forming any new government, came in third with 14.8 percent, and 118 seats, and fourth with 11.5 percent, and 92 seats, respectively.