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| German federal election, 2009 All seats of the Bundestag (600+) |
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| Leader | Angela Merkel | Frank-Walter Steinmeier | ||
The 17th federal election will be the next election to occur in the Federal Republic of Germany. Assuming the current Bundestag remains in office for the remaining legislative period, the election will occur on September 27, 2009.[1]
While it was believed to be certain that incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel will be again the candidate for the CDU/CSU, information pertaining to the identity of the SPD's chancellor candidate has been more speculative. Declining popularity of former party chairman Kurt Beck led to numerous speculations whether foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier or finance minister Peer Steinbrück could end up as SPD candidate.[2][3] In a party meeting on September 7, 2008, SPD council members tapped Steinmeier to lead the charge against Angela Merkel.[4]
On recent poll numbers, it is also considered a possibility that both of the traditional coalitions (CDU/CSU-FDP and SPD-Greens) will again fail to win a governing majority in the next election. Should such a case occur, alternative models often discussed by the media as well as party representatives include the so-called "Traffic light" (SPD-FDP-Greens) and "Jamaica" (CDU/CSU-FDP-Greens) coalitions.
The CSU has stated it definitely does not want another term with a grand coalition after the election.
References
- ^ "Merkel plant einen Wohlfühl-Wahlkampf", Neue Zürcher Zeitung (2008-09-04).
- ^ "Steinmeier soll SPD in nächste Wahl führen", DiePresse.com (2008-05-07).
- ^ Benoit, Bertrand (2008-09-03). "Germany’s SPD tries to repair divisions", Financial Times.
- ^ "German SPD to name Steinmeier to fight Merkel", Financial Times (2008-09-07).
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