US EditionAccording to the Bundestag, the Cdu/csu Will Be the Clear Leader in Large Donations in 2025.
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Large donations are defined as payments to political parties exceeding €35,000. According to the Bundestag, the CDU/CSU was significantly ahead in this regard in 2025. The AfD followed, although a million-euro donation to them is currently being challenged.
In 2025, the CDU received the highest amount of large donations of over 35,000 euros – a total of 6.6 million euros. ... The post Over 22 million euros of big donations: Two parties did not make it to the Bundestag in spite of millions of donations appeared first on Apollo News.
Large donations of companies, associations and individuals especially in election years delight the treasury of the parties. A look at 2025 shows: Especially for a party there was reason to rejoice.
CDU and CSU come together in the election year 2025 to almost 7.9 million euros. The AfD receives donations of more than five million euros, but charges a controversial major donation just in court.
Major donations are an important source of income for parties in Germany. In the end of the year, the Bundestag election winners CDU and CSU recorded most such donations. However, high donations are not a guarantee for election success, as the example FDP shows.
In the election year 2025, the Union raised more money with large donations than all other parties represented in the Bundestag. The AfD also collected several million.
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