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Germany has made its choice at the polls

Mon, 28.09.2009
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The official provisional result

The elections for the 17th German Bundestag have taken place. According to the official provisional results, 33.8 percent of the votes went to the CDU/CSU, 23 per cent to the SPD, 14.6 per cent to the FDP, 11.9 per cent to Die Linke and 10.7 per cent to the Grüne.
"I am happy and satisfied this evening,” declared Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday evening, and added, "I would like to be the Chancellor of all Germans, so that our country can recover, particularly during the crisis in which we find ourselves.”
 
The newly elected Bundestag will have 622 members of parliament. According to the official provisional results, the CDU/CSU will have 239 seats, the SPD 146, the FDP 93, Die Linke 76 and the Grüne 68.
 

A coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP is the aim

 
After the parliamentary elections, the CDU/CSU and the FDP aim to form a new government. Coalition negotiations should begin no later than next week. Today the parties are discussing the outcome of the election.
 
The newly elected Bundestag must meet for the first time within 30 days.
 
2009 German Bundestag Elections: Federal result
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