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The court allowed three years for these changes, so the 2009 federal election was not affected. [2] The Bundestag is elected using mixed-member proportional representation. Each voter has two votes, a first vote for the election of a constituency candidate (by method of first-past-the-post [3]), and a second vote for the election of a state ...
Federal elections were held in Germany on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the 17th Bundestag. [1]The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) won the election, and the three parties formed a new centre-right government with Angela Merkel as chancellor.
Following the Hesse state elections in January 2009, which strengthened CDU and FDP, and the Free Voters' promise to support Köhler, his reelection was seen as likely; however, CDU/CSU, FDP and Free Voters only had a slim majority in the Federal Assembly (50.16%), which made the election very competitive. In the end, Köhler was reelected in ...
The Alternative for Germany secured 32.8% of the vote in the German state of Thuringia, taking a nine-point lead ahead of the conservative CDU.
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Pages in category "2009 elections in Germany" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Results of the 2009 German federal election; S.
The AfD stunned Germany's mainstream parties in September when it became the first far-right party to win a regional election in Germany since World War Two. Mario Voigt, 47, leader of the state's ...
27 September – 2009 German federal election takes place. Angela Merkel wins reelection as chancellor. 27 September – 2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election and 2009 Brandenburg state election take place. 28 October – German bishop Margot Käßmann becomes first elected woman as leader of Evangelical Church in Germany. 28 October – The ...