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2009 German federal election

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2009 German federal election
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Registered62,168,489 (Increase 0.5%)
Turnout70.8% (Decrease 6.9pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Angela Merkel Frank-Walter Steinmeier Guido Westerwelle
Party CDU SPD FDP
Last election 35.2%, 226 seats 34.2%, 222 seats 9.8%, 61 seats
Seats won 239 146 93
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 76 Increase 32
Popular vote 14,658,515 9,990,488 6,316,080
Percentage 33.8% 23.0% 14.6%
Swing Decrease 1.4 pp Decrease 11.2 pp Increase 4.8 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Candidate Gregor Gysi & Oskar Lafontaine Jürgen Trittin & Renate Künast
Party Left Green
Last election 8.7%, 54 seats 8.1%, 51 seats
Seats won 76 68
Seat change Increase 22 Increase 17
Popular vote 5,155,933 4,643,272
Percentage 11.9% 10.7%
Swing Increase 3.2 pp Increase 2.6 pp
Government before election

Merkel I
CDU

 Government after election

Merkel II
CDU

The German federal elections were held on 27 September 2009. The winning candidate is Angela Merkel. She is part of the CDU.[1][2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Der Wahltermin für die Bundestagswahl 2009". Der Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Merkel's rival concedes defeat in German election". The Telegraph. London. 27 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
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