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2017 German Presidential Election

12 February 2017 · The Berlin republic

Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected on the first ballot with 931 electoral votes of 1,259. The Convention's largest delegations were CDU/CSU with 539 and SPD with 384.

President before

Joachim Gauck

Independent

Elected President

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

SPD

Winning share

73.9%

Turnout

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The result

Frank-Walter SteinmeierSocial Democratic Party93173.89%
Christoph ButterweggeIndependent12810.16%
Albrecht GlaserAlternative for Germany423.33%
Alexander HoldFree Voters251.98%
Engelbert SonnebornIndependent100.79%