German federal election, 1994
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| German federal election, 1994 | ||||
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| All 672 seats in the Bundestag | ||||
| 16 October 1994 | ||||
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| Leader | Helmut Kohl | Rudolf Scharping | ||
| Party | CDU/CSU | SPD | ||
| Leader since | 1973 (chancellor since 1982) | 1993 | ||
| Last election | 398 seats (with FDP) | 247 seats (with Alliance'90/The Greens) | ||
| Seats won | 341 (with FDP) | 301 (with Alliance'90/The Greens) | ||
| Seat change | -57 | +54 | ||
| Popular vote | 22,775,563 | 20,564,669 | ||
| Percentage | 48.4% (coalition with FDP) | 43.7% (with Alliance'90/The Greens) | ||
| Swing | -6.4% | +5.2% | ||
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The 13th German federal election, 1994 was conducted on October 16, 1994, to elect members to the Bundestag (parliament) of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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[edit] Issues and Campaign
The SPD led its members elect a candidate for Chancellor against Helmut Kohl. First out of three candidates (the others were Gerhard Schröder and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul) came Rudolf Scharping, Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate.Tension between Scharping and other SPD leaders Oskar Lafontaine and Gerhard Schröder hampered his campaign.
For the first time the Green party seemed to be willing to actually join a government should a SPD - Green coalition have a majority.
[edit] Results
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage (change) | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |||
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 16,089,960 | 34.2% | -2.5% | 244 | -24 | 36.3% | |
| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 3,427,196 | 7.3% | +0.2% | 50 | -1 | 7.4% | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 3,258,407 | 6.9% | -4.1% | 47 | -32 | 7.0% | |
| Social Democratic Party | 17,140,354 | 36.4% | +2.9% | 252 | +13 | 37.5% | |
| Alliance '90/The Greens¹ | 3,424,315 | 7.3% | +2.3% | 49 | +41 | 7.3% | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 2,066,176 | 4.4% | +2.0% | 30 | +13 | 4.5% | |
| All Others | 1,698,766 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Totals | 47,105,174 | 100.0% | 672 | +10 | 100.0% | ||
¹ Totals for the Greens reflect the merger of the Western and Eastern Green parties.
[edit] Post-election
The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP was able to continue in power with Helmut Kohl as chancellor.
The PDS was able to secure four direct seats, making it eligible for full caucus status and proportional representation even though it remained below the 5% margin.
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