West German federal election, 1987
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| German federal election, 1987 | ||||
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| All 497 seats in the Bundestag | ||||
| 25 January 1987 | ||||
| First party | Second party | |||
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| Leader | Helmut Kohl | Johannes Rau | ||
| Party | CDU/CSU | SPD | ||
| Leader since | 1973 (chancellor since 1982) | - | ||
| Last election | 278 seats (with FDP) | 193 seats | ||
| Seats won | 269 (with FDP) | 186 | ||
| Seat change | -9 | -7 | ||
| Popular vote | 20,202,483 | 14,025,763 | ||
| Percentage | 53.3% (coalition with FDP) | 37.0% | ||
| Swing | -2.3% | -1.2% | ||
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Incumbent Chancellor Chancellor-elect |
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The 11th German federal election, 1987 was conducted on January 25, 1987, to elect members to the Bundestag (parliament) of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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[edit] Issues and Campaign
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[edit] Results
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage (change) | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |||
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 13,045,745 | 34.4% | -3.7% | 174 | -17 | 35.0% | |
| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 3,715,827 | 9.8% | -0.8% | 49 | -4 | 9.9% | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 3,440,911 | 9.1% | +2.2% | 46 | +12 | 9.3% | |
| Social Democratic Party | 14,025,763 | 37.0% | -1.2% | 186 | -7 | 37.4% | |
| The Greens | 3,126,256 | 8.3% | +2.7% | 42 | +15 | 8.5% | |
| All Others | 512,817 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Totals | 37,867,319 | 100.0% | 497 | -1 | 100.0% | ||
[edit] Post-election
The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Kohl as Chancellor. The Greens came into parliament for the second time and seemed to be established on federal level.
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