Germany

Name: 2027 German presidential election
Start: 2027-01-30
End: 2027-01-30
Location: Germany

Europe & Central Asia · Capital: Berlin

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Upcoming elections

Presidential election
2027 German presidential election
30 January 2027in 4 monthsFederal President
Indirect election: chosen by Federal Convention, comprising all Bundestag members and an equal number of members elected by the Land parliaments, not by a public vote.
ScheduledIndirect
bundestag.de Official source
Julia Klöckner hat heute als Termin für die nächste Bundesversammlung Samstag, den 30. Januar 2027, festgelegt
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parliamentary election
2029 German federal election
2029German Bundestag
Date expected
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
Somit muss der Wahltermin innerhalb der Zeitspanne von Freitag, dem 26. Januar 2029 und Sonntag, dem 25. März 2029 liegen.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Wikidata Q132731902: next German federal election Wikidata
next German federal election - point in time 2029-01-01
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Supranational election
2029 European Parliament election in Germany
2029German seats in the European Parliament
Date expected
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
Der Bundes-Regierung bestimmt den Wahl-Tag ungefähr 9 Monate vorher.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Germany is governed

System of government: Federal parliamentary republic
bundestag.de Official source
The Bundestag is composed of 630 Members. The parties are represented on a proportional basis, in line with the share of the second votes they received.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
The main task of the Federal Returning Officer is supervising the proper conduct of the election
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: Federal President
bundestag.de Official source
The Bundestag is composed of 630 Members. The parties are represented on a proportional basis, in line with the share of the second votes they received.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
The main task of the Federal Returning Officer is supervising the proper conduct of the election
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Federal Chancellor
bundestag.de Official source
The Bundestag is composed of 630 Members. The parties are represented on a proportional basis, in line with the share of the second votes they received.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
The main task of the Federal Returning Officer is supervising the proper conduct of the election
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
bundestag.de Official source
The Bundestag is composed of 630 Members. The parties are represented on a proportional basis, in line with the share of the second votes they received.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
The main task of the Federal Returning Officer is supervising the proper conduct of the election
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
bundestag.de Official source
The Bundestag is composed of 630 Members. The parties are represented on a proportional basis, in line with the share of the second votes they received.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
The main task of the Federal Returning Officer is supervising the proper conduct of the election
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Federal Returning Officer and Federal Electoral Committee
bundestag.de Official source
The Bundestag is composed of 630 Members. The parties are represented on a proportional basis, in line with the share of the second votes they received.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
The main task of the Federal Returning Officer is supervising the proper conduct of the election
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
bundestag.de Official source
The Bundestag is composed of 630 Members. The parties are represented on a proportional basis, in line with the share of the second votes they received.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source
The main task of the Federal Returning Officer is supervising the proper conduct of the election
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

German Bundestag 630 seats · 4-year term · Personalized proportional representation: voters cast a constituency vote and a party-list vote; the second vote determines the proportional distribution of the

The Federal President is indirectly elected for a five-year term by the Federal Convention, composed of Bundestag members and an equal number of delegates elected by the Länder parliaments. The Federal Chancellor is elected by the Bundestag, while the Bundesrat represents Länder governments and is not directly elected by voters.

bundestag.de Official source

The Bundestag is composed of 630 Members. The parties are represented on a proportional basis, in line with the share of the second votes they received.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source

The main task of the Federal Returning Officer is supervising the proper conduct of the election

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

Federal President head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Indirect election by the Federal Convention, consisting of all Bundestag members and an equal number of members elected by the Länder parliaments by proportional representation. A majority is required in the first two ballots; the highest vote-getter wins in the third ballot.

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2025 German federal election
23 February 202519 months agoGerman Bundestag
Held Final results
Wikidata Q108761711: 2025 German federal election Wikidata
2025 German federal election - point in time 2025-02-23
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2022 German presidential election
13 February 20225 years agoFederal President of Germany
Indirect election: chosen by Federal Convention, consisting of all members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final results
Wikidata Q29097108: 2022 German presidential election Wikidata
2022 German presidential election - point in time 2022-02-13
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2021 German federal election
26 September 20215 years agoGerman Bundestag
Held Under review
Wikidata Q27123005: 2021 German federal election Wikidata
2021 German federal election - point in time 2021-09-26
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2017 German federal election
24 September 20179 years agoGerman Bundestag
Held Under review
Wikidata Q15062956: 2017 German federal election Wikidata
2017 German federal election - point in time 2017-09-24
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2017 German presidential election
12 February 201710 years agoFederal President of Germany
Indirect election: chosen by Federal Convention, consisting of all members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final results
Wikidata Q23558762: 2017 German presidential election Wikidata
2017 German presidential election - point in time 2017-02-12
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 German federal election

23 February 2025 Final resultsTurnout 82.5%

Seats won: 7 of 8 lines, as in the table

Results of 2025 German federal election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
CDU Elected	11,196,374	22.6%	164	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Der Bundeswahlausschuss hat ... das endgültige Ergebnis ... festgestellt. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 60.510.631; Wählende 49.928.653; 82,5; Gültige 49.649.512 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
AfD Elected	10,328,780	20.8%	152	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Der Bundeswahlausschuss hat ... das endgültige Ergebnis ... festgestellt. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 60.510.631; Wählende 49.928.653; 82,5; Gültige 49.649.512 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
SPD Elected	8,149,124	16.4%	120	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Der Bundeswahlausschuss hat ... das endgültige Ergebnis ... festgestellt. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 60.510.631; Wählende 49.928.653; 82,5; Gültige 49.649.512 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
GRÜNE (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) Elected	5,762,380	11.6%	85	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Der Bundeswahlausschuss hat ... das endgültige Ergebnis ... festgestellt. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 60.510.631; Wählende 49.928.653; 82,5; Gültige 49.649.512 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Die Linke Elected	4,356,532	8.8%	64	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Der Bundeswahlausschuss hat ... das endgültige Ergebnis ... festgestellt. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 60.510.631; Wählende 49.928.653; 82,5; Gültige 49.649.512 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
CSU Elected	2,964,028	6%	44	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Der Bundeswahlausschuss hat ... das endgültige Ergebnis ... festgestellt. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 60.510.631; Wählende 49.928.653; 82,5; Gültige 49.649.512 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
FDP	2,148,757	4.3%	-	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Der Bundeswahlausschuss hat ... das endgültige Ergebnis ... festgestellt. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 60.510.631; Wählende 49.928.653; 82,5; Gültige 49.649.512 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
SSW Elected	76,138	0.2%	1	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Der Bundeswahlausschuss hat ... das endgültige Ergebnis ... festgestellt. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 60.510.631; Wählende 49.928.653; 82,5; Gültige 49.649.512 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2022 German presidential election · 13 February 2022

Final results

Results of 2022 German presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Source
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD, CDU/CSU, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN, FDP, SSW) Elected	1,045	bundestag.de Official source Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundestag.de Official source Frank-Walter Steinmeier ... im 1. Wahlgang mit 1045 Stimmen Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Max Otte (AfD)	140	bundestag.de Official source Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundestag.de Official source Frank-Walter Steinmeier ... im 1. Wahlgang mit 1045 Stimmen Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Gerhard Trabert (Die Linke)	96	bundestag.de Official source Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundestag.de Official source Frank-Walter Steinmeier ... im 1. Wahlgang mit 1045 Stimmen Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Stefanie Gebauer (Freie Wähler)	58	bundestag.de Official source Bundesversammlung am 13. Februar 2022 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bundestag.de Official source Frank-Walter Steinmeier ... im 1. Wahlgang mit 1045 Stimmen Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2022 German presidential election

2021 German federal election · 26 September 2021

Under reviewTurnout 76.6%

These figures are under review: they do not add up, so they are shown as published but not as final.

Results of 2021 German federal election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
SPD Elected	11,955,434	25.7%	206	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 61.181.072; Wählende 46.854.508; 76,6 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
CDU Elected	8,775,471	18.9%	152	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 61.181.072; Wählende 46.854.508; 76,6 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
GRÜNE (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) Elected	6,852,206	14.8%	118	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 61.181.072; Wählende 46.854.508; 76,6 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
FDP Elected	5,319,952	11.5%	92	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 61.181.072; Wählende 46.854.508; 76,6 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
AfD Elected	4,803,902	10.3%	83	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 61.181.072; Wählende 46.854.508; 76,6 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
CSU Elected	2,402,827	5.2%	45	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 61.181.072; Wählende 46.854.508; 76,6 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
DIE LINKE (Die Linke) Elected	2,270,906	4.9%	39	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 61.181.072; Wählende 46.854.508; 76,6 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
SSW Elected	55,578	0.1%	1	bundeswahlleiterin.de Official source Wahlberechtigte 61.181.072; Wählende 46.854.508; 76,6 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2021 German federal election

Germany in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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Wikidata Q23558762: 2017 German presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q15062956: 2017 German federal electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q27123005: 2021 German federal electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q29097108: 2022 German presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q108761711: 2025 German federal electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q132731902: next German federal electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q111586941: 2027 German presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
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