Germany Election 2019 Wiki

Both the cdu csu and spd suffered major losses while the greens became the second largest party in a national level election for the first time in german history.

Germany election 2019 wiki. Elections in germany include elections to the bundestag germany s federal parliament the landtags of the various states and local elections. The 2019 european parliament election in germany were held on 26 may 2019 electing members of the national germany constituency to the european parliament. Members of parliament not standing for re election cdu csu.

44 are elected by plurality vote in single member constituencies direct mandates and the remainder are filled by party list proportional representation. The 2019 bremen state election was held on 26 may 2019 to elect the members of the bürgerschaft of bremen as well as the city councils of bremen and bremerhaven. After the election the spd greens and left agreed to form a coalition.

Managing cookies on parliament s website this website uses cookies to allow us to gather anonymous data to understand how our site is used and how we can offer you a better experience. About 911 million people were eligible to vote and voter turnout was over 67 percent the highest ever as well as the highest ever participation by women voters. Angela merkel incumbent chancellor.

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. Electoral system edit in principle the landtag consists of 88 members. Germany national results of the 2019 european elections with data about seats by national party and political groups turnout and gender balance.

Afd s surge was biggest in saxony where it gained 17 8 percentage points compared with the 2014 election. The state has long been seen as an afd stronghold. The christian democratic union became the largest party in the bürgerschaft while the social democratic party fell to second place.

The greens and the left made small gains. Several articles in several parts of the basic law for the federal republic of germany govern elections and establish constitutional requirements such as the secret ballot and requirement that all elections be conducted in a free and fair manner. Scholz who served as mayor of hamburg from 2011 to 2018 unsuccessfully sought the spd leadership in the 2019 leadership election.