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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
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percent respectively. The CDU vote share fell further in 2021, to
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Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2021
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Bundeswahlleiterin. (September 27, 2021). Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
Bundeswahlleiterin. "Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2021." Chart. September 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
Bundeswahlleiterin. (2021). Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
Bundeswahlleiterin. "Share of Votes for The Christian Democratic Union (Cdu) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (Spd) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
Bundeswahlleiterin, Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/ (last visited November 30, 2025)
Share of votes for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in German Federal Elections from 1953 to 2021 [Graph], Bundeswahlleiterin, September 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037985/cdu-and-spd-vote-share-by-election/
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