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Germany
| COUNTRY |
ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Federal Republic of Germany |
Legislative |
September 27, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Federal Assembly: 669
(includes 13 overhang mandates)
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Description
of government structure:
- Germany's bicameral legislature is
composed of the Federal Assembly and the Federal Council.
- The Federal Assembly, the Bundestag,
consists of 656 directly elected members serving four-year terms.
- The Federal Council, the Bundesrat,
consists of 69 members appointed by the Land (federal state) governments.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party:
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
Leaders: Gerhard SCHROEDER, Oskar LAFONTAINE
Seats won in this election: 298
Seats won in last election: 252
- Party:
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Leader: Helmut KOHL
Seats won in this election: 198
Seats won in last election: 244
- Party:
Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU)
Leader: Theo WAIGEL
Seats won in this election: 47
Seats won in last election: 50
- Party:
Alliance '90/The Greens
Leaders: Juergen TRITTIN, Joschka FISCHER
Seats won in this election: 47
Seats won in last election: 49
- Party: Free
Democratic Party (FDP)
Leader: Wolfgang GERHARDT
Seats won in this election: 43
Seats won in last election: 47
- Party: Party
of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
Leader: Lothar BISKY
Seats won in this election: 36
Seats won in last election: 30
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary elections last held: October
16, 1994
- Seats decided in the last election: 672
(includes 16 overhang mandates)
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 82,071,765 (July 1997
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 60,710,333
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Of Interest:
- The September 1998 election was the
third federal election since the October 1990 reunification of the former German
Democratic Republic with the Federal Republic of Germany.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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