1973 – 234 193 Start date January 25, 1987 | 255 seats 202 seats 21 9 | |
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25 January 1987 (1987-01-25) 1990 (re-unification) → Turnout 84.3% (voting eligible) Winner Helmut Kohl | ||
German federal elections took place on 25 January 1987, to elect members to the 11th Bundestag, the parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. This was the last federal election held in West Germany prior to German reunification.
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Issues and campaign
The SPD nominated Johannes Rau, their vice chairman and the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, as their candidate for Chancellor. However, the SPD suffered from internal divisions and competition with the Greens. It was also unclear as to how they would form a government, as the Greens were divided over whether to take part in governments.
One of the major issues in this election was the environment, after the Chernobyl disaster and other accidents.
Results
^† — includes the non-voting delegates for West Berlin (11 CDU, 7 SPD, 2 FDP, 2 AL). ^‡ — known as Alternative Liste für Demokratie und Umweltschutz (AL) in West Berlin.Post-election
The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Kohl as Chancellor. The Greens came into parliament for the second time and seemed to be established on federal level.