German federal election, 1987

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The 11th German federal election, 1987 was conducted on January 25, 1987, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.

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[edit] Issues and Campaign

[edit] Results

Party Party List votes Vote percentage (change) Total Seats (change) Seat percentage
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%
Seat results -- SPD in red, Greens in green, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black
Seat results -- SPD in red, Greens in green, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black

[edit] Post-election

The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Kohl as Chancellor.

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