section_path: Analysis and aftermath
section_name: Analysis and aftermath
paragraph_text: Analysis and aftermath
  
  The CDU/CSU, AfD and Die Linke were considered the biggest winners of the election. In total, about 14% of votes are not represented, and the seats are distributed among other parties. Thus, CDU/CSU plus SPD hold 52% of seats despite receiving only 45% of the popular vote.
  
  Following the election, a lack of diversity in the new Bundestag was reported. 23 candidates who received the most constituency votes in their districts (which would have previously entitled them to a Direktmandat) were excluded from sitting due to the 2023 electoral reform enacted by the Scholz government.