| Parliament name |
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| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Deutscher Bundestag / German Bundestag |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Bundesrat / Federal Council
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
22 September 2013 |
| Purpose of elections |
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party in Bavaria, the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), won a total of 311 seats in the 631-member Bundestag, their best result since reunification in 1990. However, the CDU-CSU remained five seats short of an absolute majority, and its junior coalition partner in the outgoing government - the Free Democratic Party (FDP) did not surpass the 5-per-cent threshold to win parliamentary representation. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) remained the second largest party in parliament, winning 193 seats.
During the election campaigning, the CDU-CSU focused on growth and budgetary discipline, promising to reduce public debt and increase spending without raising taxes. The SPD, with Mr. Peer Steinbrück as its candidate for Chancellor, promised to introduce a minimum wage of 8.50 euros per hour. It also pledged to raise taxes for the rich and fight against tax evasion.
The CDU-CSU began discussions with both the SPD and the Greens about the formation of a possible coalition government. |
Date of previous elections: 27 September 2009
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 22 October 2013
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: September 2017
Number of seats at stake: 631 (full renewal)*
*Including 29 compensatory seats (Ausgleichsmandate) and four overhang seats (Überhangmandate).
Number of candidates: 4,451(3,302 men, 1149 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 25.81%
Number of parties contesting the election: 30
Number of parties winning seats: 5
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: 3
Names of parties in government: Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 22 October 2013
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Norbert Lammert (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 22 September 2013 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
61'946'900
44'309'925 (71.53%)
583'069
43'726'856 |
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
255
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| Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
193
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| Left Party (Die Linke) |
64
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| Green Party |
63
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| Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) |
56
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
401
230
36.45%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
German Bundestag (26.09.2013, 28.10.2013, 01.01.2017)
http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/bundestagswahlen/BTW_BUND_13/ergebnisse/gewaehlte/partei/index.html
http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/bundestag/elections/election2013/index.html
http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/bundestagswahlen/BTW_BUND_13/presse/017w13_Wahlberwerber.html |
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