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German federal election, 1990 - Definition and Overview

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The German federal election, 1990 was conducted on December 2, 1990, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.

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Issues and Campaign

This was the first election conducted after German Reunification, and a large number of seats were added to represent the Eastern states without reducing the number of Western members.

Results

All change figures are relative to the pre-existing West German Bundestag.

Party Party List votes Vote percentage (change) Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 17,055,116 36.7% +2.3% 268 +94 40.5%
Christian Social Union (CSU) 3,302,980 7.1% -2.7% 51 +2 7.7%
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 5,123,233 11.0% +1.9% 79 +33 11.9%
Social Democratic Party 15,545,366 33.5% -3.5% 239 +53 36.1%
Alliance '90/The Greens (East) 559,207 1.2% +1.2% 8 +8 1.2%
The Greens (West) 1,788,200 3.8% -4.5% 0 -42 0.0%
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 1,129,578 2.4% +2.4% 17 +17 2.6%
All Others 1,952,092 4.2%   0   0.0%
Totals 46,455,772 100.0%   662 +165 100.0%
Seat results -- SPD in red, combined Greens in green, PDS in purple, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black

Post-election

The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP was returned to office with an increased majority, and Helmut Kohl remained chancellor.

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