 | Federal Republic of Germany(Member of the European Union) |  |
Elections to the XVI. Bundestag
18 September 2005
Registered voters: 61.9 million. Turnout: 77.7 %
| % | Σ | ± | EP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus | PDS | 8.7% | 42 | +40 |  |
 |  | Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative Arbeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit – Die Wahlalternative | WASG | (PDS) | 12 | +12 | |
|  | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | SPD | 34.3% | 222 | -29 |  |
 |  | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | B90/GRÜNE | 8.1% | 51 | -4 |  |
 |  | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | FDP | 9.8% | 61 | +14 |  |
 |  | Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | CDU | 27.8% | 180 | -10 |  |
| |  | Christian Social Union Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | CSU | 7.4% | 46 | -12 | |
| 614 | +11 |
Cabinets
- Merkel I (CDU, CSU, SPD)
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