2021 German Federal Election

End of the Merkel era

26 September 2021 · The Berlin Republic · 735 seats, 368 for a majority

A federal election was held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the 20th Bundestag. State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also held.

Chancellor before

Angela Merkel

CDU

Chancellor after

Olaf Scholz

SPD

Largest force

SPD

206 of 735 seats

Turnout

76.4%

The result

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SPD

Olaf Scholz · 25.7% of votes · +53 seats

206

seats

CDU/CSU

Armin Laschet · 24.1% of votes · -49 seats

197

seats

Greens

Annalena Baerbock · 14.7% of votes · +51 seats

118

seats

FDP

Christian Lindner · 11.4% of votes · +11 seats

seats

AfD

Alice Weidel & · 10.4% of votes · -11 seats

seats

Left

4.9% of votes · -30 seats

seats

SSW

Stefan Seidler · 0.1% of votes · +1 seats

seats


SPD	Olaf Scholz	206	+53	11.901.556	25.7%	+5.2
CDU/CSU	Armin Laschet	197	-49	11.177.746	24.1%	-8.8
Greens	Annalena Baerbock	118	+51	6.814.401	14.7%	+5.8
FDP	Christian Lindner	91	+11	5.291.010	11.4%	+0.7
AfD	Alice Weidel &	83	-11	4.809.228	10.4%	-2.2
Left	—	39	-30	2.255.860	4.9%	-4.3
SSW	Stefan Seidler	1	+1	55.578	0.1%	—