Germany Local Election Results

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Germany local election results. A far right party scored its strongest ever results in two key state elections in eastern germany on sunday finishing second behind the country s major parties. Two weeks after the actual local elections in germany s largest federal state some runoffs led to surprises. Merkel admits she has polarised germany as grip on power weakens.

Federal elections were held in germany on 24 september 2017 to elect the members of the 19th bundestag. 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. The social democratic party achieved its worst result since the second world war with onl.

A total of 78 39 of members cast valid votes of which 66 02 voted in favor of another grand 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. At stake were all 598 seats in the bundestag as well as 111 overhang and leveling seats determined thereafter.

Germany s election results in charts and maps. Politico poll of polls german polls trends and election news for germany. 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.

Elections in germany include elections to the bundestag germany s federal parliament the landtags of the various states and local elections. She intends to quit. The 2019 european parliament election was first national election to be held in germany since the 2017 federal election in which chancellor angela merkel s ruling coalition between the christian democrats and social democrats suffered major losses while the right wing eurosceptic party alternative for germany afd entered parliament in third place.

A lot more will be happening in 2021 when as many as five federal states including berlin will have state elections. In fall the bundestag elections will determine who becomes chancellor merkel s successor. Stay up to date with who is ahead in the polls in each country and on what europe thinks and why.