Both the SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany) and the CDU (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) received their lowest share of the vote for over 60 years in the German Federal Elections of 2017, at just 20.5 percent and 26.8 percent respectively.
Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2017
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Bundeswahlleiter. (January 26, 2018). Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
Bundeswahlleiter. "Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2017." Chart. January 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
Bundeswahlleiter. (2018). Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
Bundeswahlleiter. "Share of Votes for The Christian Democratic Union (Cdu) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (Spd) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
Bundeswahlleiter, Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2017 [Graph], Bundeswahlleiter, January 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/