Home · Calendar · Countries · References · Links · Content       
    Parties and Elections in Europe        
 GERMANY

Federal President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) · Federal Chancellor: Olaf Scholz (SPD) · Governing parties: SPD, GRÜNE
Legislative elections: Bundestag, 4-year term, 5% threshold, 630 seats, MMP (331 PR/299 FPTP; 2017/2021: 598 + overhang/adjustment seats, 299 PR/299 FPTP):

  2025   2021 2017
Party Ideology % Seats % Seats % Seats
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)  
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social democracy     25,7 206 20,5 153
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)  
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy 
    19,0 152 26,8 200
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (GRÜNE)
Alliance 90/The Greens
Green politics     14,7 118 8,9 67
Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP)  
Free Democratic Party
Liberalism     11,4 91 10,7 80
Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)  
Alternative for Germany
National conservatism     10,4 83 12,6 94
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern (CSU)
Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Regionalism
Christian democracy
Conservatism
    5,2 45 6,2 46
Die Linke (DIE LINKE)  
The Left
Democratic socialism     4,9 39 9,2 69
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW)  
Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht
Democratic socialism
Social conservatism
    - - - -
Südschleswigscher Wählerverband (SSW)
South Schleswig Voters' Association
Minority interests (DEN/FRI)     0,1 1 - -
Others     8,6 - 5,0 -
Total     - 735 - 709
Turnout   76,4 76,2

© 2025 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Bundeswahlleiter (www.bundeswahlleiter.de).  For full coverage, click here (1949-present).