03:34The CDU celebrated their projected first place finish in the German EU vote, during a election event in Berlin on Sunday evening.
Exit polls had the CDU/CSU at around 28 percent, ahead of the Greens, on around 20 percent, and the SPD - at around 15.5 percent.
Speaking at a press conference, CDU Secretary General Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said she had hoped for a better overall result, insisting however that the objective to become the strongest EU party in Germany was achieved.
Germany: CDU celebrates projected first place in German EU elections
The CDU celebrated their projected first place finish in the German EU vote, during a election event in Berlin on Sunday evening.
Exit polls had the CDU/CSU at around 28 percent, ahead of the Greens, on around 20 percent, and the SPD - at around 15.5 percent.
Speaking at a press conference, CDU Secretary General Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said she had hoped for a better overall result, insisting however that the objective to become the strongest EU party in Germany was achieved.
The CDU celebrated their projected first place finish in the German EU vote, during a election event in Berlin on Sunday evening.
Exit polls had the CDU/CSU at around 28 percent, ahead of the Greens, on around 20 percent, and the SPD - at around 15.5 percent.
Speaking at a press conference, CDU Secretary General Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said she had hoped for a better overall result, insisting however that the objective to become the strongest EU party in Germany was achieved.