Bundestag 2017

What You Need to Know About the German Election in Charts

Behind the numbers in Angela Merkel's re-election

Updated Sept. 25, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. ET
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Published Sept. 24 at 9:00 p.m.
Related: Merkel’s Coalition Wins German Election, but Share of Votes Drops

The Christian Democrats win, but support slips

Angela Merkel's conservative alliance won the election but she scored her party’s worst result since 1949, as an anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party saw gains in the South, where the migrant crisis hit hardest.

Height of bar reflects population in millions

The two largest parties performed poorly...

...leaving the "Jamaica coalition" the most likely option

Christian Democrats, Free Democrats and the Greens party colors mirror the colors of the Jamaican flag


AfD gets into Parliament

This is the first time since 1945 a party this far to the right will sit in the German parliament.

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