1990 German Federal Election
Reunification election2 December 1990 · The Berlin Republic · 662 seats, 332 for a majority
A federal election was held in recently united Germany on 2 December 1990 to elect the members of the 12th Bundestag, within the regular time of nearly four years after the January 1987 West German federal election.
Chancellor before
Helmut Kohl
CDU
Chancellor (continued)
Helmut Kohl
CDU
Largest force
CDU/CSU
319 of 662 seats
Turnout
77.8%
The result
CDU/CSU
Helmut Kohl · 43.8% of votes · +14 seats
319
seats
SPD
Oskar Lafontaine · 33.5% of votes · +13 seats
239
seats
FDP
Otto Graf Lambsdorff · 11.0% of votes · +22 seats
79
seats
PDS
Gregor Gysi · 2.4% of votes · -7 seats
17
seats
Greens (East)
1.2% of votes · +1 seats
8
seats