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2013 German federal election
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Registered60,946,900 (Decrease 0.4% pp
Turnout71.5% (Increase 0.7 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Candidate Angela Merkel Peer Steinbrück Gregor Gysi
Party CDU SPD Left
Last election 33.8%, 239 seats 23.0%, 146 seats 11.9%, 76 seats
Seats won 311 193 64
Seat change Increase 72 Increase 47 Decrease 12
Popular vote 18,165,446 11,252,215 3,755,699
Percentage 41.5% 25.7% 8.6%
Swing Increase 7.7 pp Increase 2.7 pp Decrease 3.3 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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Candidate Jürgen Trittin & Katrin Göring-Eckardt Rainer Brüderle
Party Green FDP
Last election 10.7%, 68 seats 14.6%, 93 seats
Seats won 63 0
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 93
Popular vote 3,694,057 2,083,533
Percentage 8.4% 4.8%
Swing Decrease 2.3 pp Increase 9.8 pp
Government before election

Merkel II
CDU

 Government after election

Merkel III
CDU

The 2013 German federal election was place on 22 September 2013.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ↑ "German elections: Politikverdrossenheit and rightist fears" Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Katrin Heilmann, Le Journal International, 22 September 2013
  2. ↑ Stenographic protocol of the first session of the Bundestag Archived 31 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Dates for elections in Germany Archived 25 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Wahlrecht.de. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Anordnung des Bundespräsidenten über die Bundestagswahl 2013 Archived 24 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Website of the German Federal President. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
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