2009 German Federal Election
27 September 2009 · The Berlin Republic · 622 seats, 312 for a majority
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) won the election, and the three parties formed a new centre-right government with Angela Merkel as chancellor.
Chancellor before
Angela Merkel
CDU
Chancellor (continued)
Angela Merkel
CDU
Largest force
CDU/CSU
239 of 622 seats
Turnout
70.8%
The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU/CSU | Angela Merkel | 239 | +13 | 14.658.515 | 33.8% | -1.4 | |
| SPD | Frank-Walter Steinmeier | 146 | -76 | 9.990.488 | 23.0% | -11.2 | |
| FDP | Guido Westerwelle | 93 | +32 | 6.316.080 | 14.6% | +4.8 | |
| Left | Gregor Gysi & | 76 | +22 | 5.155.933 | 11.9% | +3.2 | |
| Greens | — | 68 | +17 | 4.643.272 | 10.7% | +2.6 |