1994 German federal election
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A federal election was held in Germany on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl rema
Helmut Kohl cropped
Bundeswehr Foto BVM012 Rudolf Scharping
Marianne Birthler 03
German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany, active in only 15 of 16 states, as its "sister party" Christian Social Union in Bavaria
1949 election poster of the CDU reading "We cannot do magic — but we can work/do our job. Help us. Vote for CDU. Germany is at stake!"
1949 election poster of the CDU reading "The Rescue: CDU"
Poster for the 1957 West German federal election reading "No experiments" and featuring then Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. This was the only federal election in which the CDU obtained an absolute majority in the Bundestag.
East German CDU leader Lothar de Maizière (left) with West German CDU leader Helmut Kohl in September 1990