Democrats had their worst election result since 1949. Since German reunification on 3 October 1990, the unemployment rate in Germany had risen from 4.2% to
Federalelections were held in Germany on 24 September 2017 to elect the members of the 19th Bundestag. At stake were at least 598 seats in the Bundestag
inaugural 1949 federalelection. Since 2017, it has been represented by Christian Schreider of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Ludwigshafen/Frankenthal
between 1949 and 1955, catching up with growth. WestGerman social programs were given a considerable boost in 1957, just before a national election, when