1998 German federal election
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 27 September 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Bundestag. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) emerged as the largest faction in parliament for the first time since 1972, with its leader Gerhard Schröder becoming chancellor. The Christian Democrats had their worst election result since 1949.
Image: Helmut Kohl (1996) cropped
Image: Fischer und Paul Wolfowitz (Headshot)
Image: Wolfgang Gerhardt (headshot)
Alliance 90/The Greens
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Alliance 90/The Greens, often simply referred to as the Greens, is a green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Greens and Alliance 90. The Greens had itself merged with the East German Green Party after German reunification in 1990.
A cycle rickshaw (velotaxi) in front of the German Bundestag in Berlin with the Alliance 90/The Greens livery for the 2005 federal election
Federal party convention in Oldenburg; Renate Künast speaking (2005)
Anti-nuclear protest near nuclear waste disposal centre at Gorleben in northern Germany, on 8 November 2008
Green supporters supporting Annalena Baerbock in 2021