2021 German federal election (Marshall1892)

Election aftermathThe 2021 German federal election was held on August 19th, 2021 to elect members to the 1st Bundestag of Germany. The incumbent SDP government under Otto Zimmerman won a landslide majority with 26 seats out of 38. The regionalist Bairische Union won 7 seats and became the Official Opposition. Even though the Bundestag increased from 16 seats to 38, the CDU under Kurt Fischer lost 2 seats and fell to third-party status. The Freie Demokratie party 2 seats and entered the Bundestag. All leaders except for Otto Zimmermann did not win their seats.

Background
Prior to the 2021 election, the SDP held a majority government with 10 seats under the leadership of Otto Zimmermann. The CDU had 5 seats as the Official Opposition and the BUP had 1, the FDP did not win any seats.

Campaign
During the 12 week election period, only one campaign promise was made by one party. Kurt Fischer promised to increase the Innovation Index. The election period was very quiet.

Election aftermath
Following the results of the election, SPD president Ilse Huber asked Otto Zimmermann to continue as the Chancellor and the SDP as the government. An SDP member continued to hold the role as speaker of the House and A BUP member became the deputy speaker. The results of the election were expected by most media outlets.