German federal election, 2017
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| + | | bgcolor=#CCCCFF | <font style="font-size:12pt">'''German federal election, 2017'''<br>All 614 seats to the Bundestag</font> | ||
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| + | | Leader | ||
| + | | <center>'''[[Angela Merkel]]'''</center> | ||
| + | | <center>[[Frank-Walter Steinmeier]]</center> | ||
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| + | | Party | ||
| + | | <center>'''CDU-CSU'''</center> | ||
| + | | <center>SPD</center> | ||
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| + | | Leader since | ||
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| + | | <center>Unknown</center> | ||
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| + | | Last election | ||
| + | | <center>269 seats, 44%</center> | ||
| + | | <center>166 seats, 21%</center> | ||
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| + | | Seats won | ||
| + | | <center>'''246'''</center> | ||
| + | | <center>187</center> | ||
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| + | | Seats change | ||
| + | | <center>-23</center> | ||
| + | | <center>+21</center> | ||
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| + | | Percentage | ||
| + | | <center>39%</center> | ||
| + | | <center>30%</center> | ||
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| + | | Swing | ||
| + | | <center>-5%</center> | ||
| + | | <center>+9%</center> | ||
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The '''19th German federal election, 2017''' was conducted in 2017 to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of [[Germany]]. | The '''19th German federal election, 2017''' was conducted in 2017 to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of [[Germany]]. | ||
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The 19th German federal election, 2017 was conducted in 2017 to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.
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Overview
The major issues of the election were the economy and immigration. The Angela Merkel led CDU-CSU government was helped by its tough stance on immigrants but hurt by Germany's economic performance and its recession in 2015. The opposition SPD, led by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, was helped by the focus on the economy, but hurt by it's less aggressive stance on immigration.
Election results
The election saw a shift in voter support move from the Greens-Left and CDU-CSU to the SPD and from the FDP to the NPD. The success of the NPD in achieving over 5% of the vote meant a removal of overhang seats in the Bundestag, reducing the overall number of seats in the chamber.
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| Party | Seats | Net Gain/Loss | Vote | +/- | |
| Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union (I) | 246 | -23 | 39% | -5% | |
| Social Democratic Party | 187 | +21 | 30% | +9% | |
| Free Democratic Party | 66 | -56 | 10% | -8% | |
| National Democratic Party | 61 | +46 | 10% | +8% | |
| Greens-Left Party | 54 | -15 | 9% | -3% | |
| Total | 614 | -27 | |||
| Source: CDU/CSU wins election, reduced majority | |||||
Aftermath
With no single party having an absolute majority, there appeared to be 2 likely coalition groupings: a of the CDU-CSU/FDP coalition or a CDU-CSU/SPD grand coalition. What was understood to have been Merkel's prefered option, a CDU-CSU/NPD coalition, fell 1 seat short of absolute majority, as would a broad SPD/FDP/Greens-Left coalition. The result was a continuation of the 8 year old CDU-CSU/FDP coalition.
See Also
External links
| German federal elections |
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