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2017 German federal election
federal election for the 19th Bundestag / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2017 German federal election was held in Germany on 24 September 2017.[1] The Christian Democratic Union won 33% of the vote, but both them and the Social Democratic Party lost many seats. The Alternative for Germany and Free Democratic Party both entered parliament and made great gains.
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