German election 2021: Live results and analysis

Who will succeed Angela Merkel? Live data, commentary and analysis on the German election results

By Jeremy Cliffe and Ben Walker

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Jeremy Cliffe

@JeremyCliffe

Jeremy Cliffe is a Contributing Writer. Between 2019 and 2023 he was International Editor and Writer at Large at the New Statesman. This followed an eight-year career at The Economist during which he served as Bagehot and Charlemagne columnist, and bureau chief in Brussels and Berlin.

Ben Walker

@bnhwalker

Ben Walker is a senior data journalist at the New Statesman and writes extensively about elections and UK public opinion. He is the co-founder of poll aggregator Britain Elects.