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German federal election, 2002 - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Alternative, Alternativity, Anointing, Anointment, Assignment, Assumption, Authorization, Calling, Canonization, Caucus, Choice, Consecration, Coronation, Decision, Delegation |
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The German federal election, 2002 was conducted on September 22, 2002, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.
Issues and Campaign
Results
| Party
| Party List votes
| Vote percentage (change)
| Total Seats (change)
| Seat percentage
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| Social Democratic Party
| 18,484,560
| 38.5%
| -2.4%
| 251
| -47
| 41.6%
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| Alliance '90/The Greens
| 4,108,314
| 8.6%
| +1.9%
| 55
| +8
| 9.1%
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| 14,164,183
| 29.5%
| +1.1%
| 190
| -8
| 31.5%
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| Christian Social Union (CSU)
| 4,311,513
| 9.0%
| +2.2%
| 58
| +11
| 9.6%
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| Free Democratic Party (FDP)
| 3,537,466
| 7.4%
| +1.1%
| 47
| +4
| 7.8%
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| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
| 1,915,797
| 4.0%
| -1.1%
| 2
| -34
| 0.3%
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| All Others
| 1,458,471
| 3.0%
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| 0
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| 0.0%
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| Totals
| 47,980,304
| 100.0%
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| 603
| -66
| 100.0%
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Seat results -- SPD in red, Greens in green, PDS in purple, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black Post-election
The coalition between the SPD and the Greens continued in government with Gerhard Schröder as chancellor.
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