2017 German Federal Election
24 September 2017 · The Berlin Republic · 709 seats, 355 for a majority
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CDU/CSU), led by incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel, won the highest percentage of the vote with 33%, though it suffered a large swing against it of more than 8%.
Chancellor before
Angela Merkel
CDU
Chancellor (continued)
Angela Merkel
CDU
Largest force
CDU/CSU
246 of 709 seats
Turnout
76.2%
The result
CDU/CSU
Angela Merkel · 32.9% of votes · -65 seats
246
seats
SPD
Martin Schulz · 20.5% of votes · -40 seats
153
seats
AfD
Alexander Gauland · 12.6% of votes · +94 seats
94
seats
FDP
Christian Lindner · 10.7% of votes · +80 seats
80
seats
Left
Dietmar Bartsch & · 9.2% of votes · +5 seats
69
seats
Greens
8.9% of votes · +4 seats
67
seats