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system, in which a slate of statewide delegates are elected alongside the electorate delegates, softened the blow somewhat, so the CDU/CSU only suffered a net loss of 49 seats. It was still the CDU/CSU's worst defeat ever. By contrast, their junior coalition partner, the FDP, netted a loss of just
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secured the passage of the bill. The proposed bill also offered tax cuts that were to benefit the rich, something the SPD opposed. While Kohl continually pushed the issue of European integration, the issue fell short from voters' minds. Schröder, on the other hand, almost ignored the issue. Many
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Toward the end of the campaign, polls placed the CDU/CSU and FDP coalition in a tie with the SPD and Green coalition. Despite these polls, the final numbers told a different story. The SPD-Green coalition won an unexpectedly large victory, taking 345 seats and earning a strong majority in the
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The CDU campaign was based on the experience and reputation of Kohl. One of the CDU's main slogans was 'Safety, not Risks.' "Kohl exploited his familiarity and experience, as well as his status as Europe's longest serving head of government." The SPD on the other hand ran the campaign using
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on 3 October 1990, the unemployment rate in Germany had risen from 4.2% to 9.4% in 1998, with the Federal Labor Office registering more than 4 million unemployed. The unified Germany had to fight economic and domestic difficulties even as it actively participated in the project of European
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The FDP had usually ridden on the coattails of the CDU, and was mostly disapproved in the polls. With the SPD well ahead in the polls, many of the voters from the CDU had fewer incentives to vote for the FDP. The FDP was also having trouble projecting a coherent platform to voters.
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and the high welfare costs as the causes of the problem. During the campaign, Schröder used this issue against Kohl, calling him 'the unemployment chancellor.' Unemployment was worst in the former East Germany. While the national rate stood at 9.4 percent, former
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In addition, it brought to an end the sixteen-year rule of Kohl – the second-longest of any German chancellor, and the longest tenure for a democratically elected head of government in German history. It has been compared to the defeat of
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The CDU/CSU-FDP coalition had gone into the election with a solid majority and 341 seats, but was cut down to 288 seats. The CDU/CSU lost 6.2% of its 1994 vote, and lost 109 electoral districts to the SPD. Germany's
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The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows party list winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.
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strategies developed in the United States and the United Kingdom. The SPD set up election headquarters and introduced 'rapid rebuttal units' not unlike those used by
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government being succeeded by a left-wing one—the first in postwar Germany (the SPD's previous term in government had been at the helm of a centre-left coalition).
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The 1998 campaign began with both the CDU and SPD working out who would lead their parties. There had been rumours that Kohl would resign and allow
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to take the reins of the CDU, but these rumours were rendered obsolete when Kohl announced in April 1997 that he would seek the
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government at the federal level in Germany, as well as the first purely centre-left government in post-World War II Germany.
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Another issue at hand were Germany's tax and welfare reforms. While the CDU/CSU had offered proposals to reduce benefits in
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was suffering with unemployment at 20 percent. Many in the former East Germany blamed Kohl for the slow economic recovery.
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with only 37.3 percent of the vote; the only time she got less than 40 percent of the vote.
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A new government was formed by a coalition between the SPD and the Greens, with the SPD's
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Seat results – SPD in red, Greens in green, PDS in purple, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black
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Germany. The SPD won 40.9 percent of the vote, due to an increase of 4.5 percent from
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Result by Single-member constituency – SPD in red, PDS in purple, CDU/CSU in black
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Conradt, David P.; Kleinfeld, Gerald R.; Søe, Christian, eds. (2000).
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The 1998 German election was historic in many ways. It resulted in a
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for a sixth term. The two contenders for the SPD nomination were
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On 1 March 1998, Schröder led the SPD to a huge victory in the
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Kohl stepped down as chairman of the CDU, as did CSU chairman
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on 27 September 1998 to elect the members of the 14th
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5324:Cold War 5230:Saarland 4947:Saarland 4476:Saarland 4008:Saarland 3476:Source: 1996:pensions 1967:and the 1706:Passport 1602:Saarland 980:Gemeinde 852:Ordinary 5965:former: 5910:Hamburg 5890:Bavaria 5238:Hamburg 5171:Results 5140:removed 5125:sources 4791:Hamburg 4688:Bavaria 4357:Hamburg 4279:Bavaria 3762:Hamburg 3598:Bavaria 3514:CDU/CSU 3418:780,507 3410:638,575 2512:145,308 2479:134,795 2470:121,196 2437:126,571 2404:133,832 2380:141,763 2371:152,557 2345:430,099 2319:601,192 2286:906,383 2024:Results 1851:Germany 1572:Hamburg 1552:Bavaria 929:Landtag 910:State ( 791:members 749:Cabinet 613:Germany 560:CDU/CSU 374:  363:  227:CDU/CSU 148:  134:  113:Turnout 49: ( 5945:Saxony 5905:Bremen 5895:Berlin 5391:  5383:  5302:Legacy 5234:Bremen 5072:Total 4970:Saxony 4767:Bremen 4715:Berlin 4606:seats 4601:State 4572:Total 4495:Saxony 4338:Bremen 4299:Berlin 4218:seats 4213:State 4169:  4128:  4087:  4049:Saxony 4046:  4005:  3964:  3923:  3882:  3841:  3800:  3759:  3721:Bremen 3718:  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Index

1994
2002
outgoing members
elected members
Bundestag
pp
Meeting during the 35th Munich Security Conference (cropped).jpg
Helmut Kohl (1996) cropped.jpg
Fischer und Paul Wolfowitz (Headshot).jpg
Gerhard Schröder
Helmut Kohl
Joschka Fischer
SPD
CDU/CSU
Greens
Wolfgang Gerhardt (headshot).jpg
Lothar Bisky Headshot Bundestagwahl 2005.jpg
Wolfgang Gerhardt
Lothar Bisky
FDP
PDS

Government
Fifth Kohl cabinet
CDU/CSU
FDP
First Schröder cabinet
SPD
Green
Politics of
Germany

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