Federal Election Germany 2016

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Federal election germany 2016. Alternative for germany won seats for the first time. Merkel was voted in by the bundestag for a fourth term as chancellor on 14 march with 364 votes for 315 against 9 abstentions and 4 invalid votes 9 more votes than the 355 needed for a majority. 2016 australian federal election.

The left became the third largest party while the fourth placed greens suffered losses. Elections in germany include elections to the bundestag germany s federal parliament the landtags of the various states and local elections. Party candidate votes labor.

The incumbent grand coalition of the social democcratic party and christian democratic union was defeated with both parties suffering significant losses. The free democratic party re entered the abgeordnetenhaus after falling out in t. 38 803 47 48 6 39 liberal.

The christian democratic union christian social union cdu csu led by chancellor angela merkel won the highest percentage of the vote with 33 though suffered a large swing. Federal elections were held on 22 september to elect the members of the 18th bundestag of germany. However their coalition partner the free democrats failed to meet the 5 vote threshold in what was their worst showing ever in a fed.

The christian democratic union christian social union of chancellor angela merkel won their best result since 1990 with nearly 42 of the vote and nearly 50 of the seats. A woman casts her vote during regional elections at a polling station in bad kreuznach in the german federal state of rhineland palatinate march 13 2016. A total of 78 39 of members cast valid votes of which 66 02 voted in favor of another grand coalition.

Federal elections were held in germany on 24 september 2017 to elect the members of the 19th bundestag at stake were all 598 seats in the bundestag as well as 111 overhang and leveling seats determined thereafter. The 2016 berlin state election was held on 18 september 2016 to elect the members to the 18th abgeordnetenhaus of berlin. But this was the first federal vote since the merkel government opened germany s doors to an influx of migrants and refugees in 2015 letting in over around 1 3 million people.