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Germany

Germany

PartialSovereign state

Germany

Head of state and presidential race

The current office holder and the people seeking, exploring or being mentioned for the same head-of-state contest.

CompletePartial

Next presidential election

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

source_not_registered

Presidential candidates and possible opponents

Pre-registration statuses are shown exactly as sourced. A person is marked registered only after confirmation by the electoral authority.

0 Registered
No verified contender has been attached to the next presidential contest yet.Partial

Leadership

Complete

Friedrich Merz

Head of government Active

Head of Government · Principal · Order 0 · De jure

Aug 9, 2026Sources: 1
Aug 9, 2026Sources: 1

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
90
Active in source
38
Historical in source
52
parties shown
90

Administration

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_party_enrichment_references_unresolved

Top issues

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

one_or_more_blocks_partial

Prediction components

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

forecast_not_computed

Parties in power

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_party_enrichment_references_unresolved

Opposition

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_party_enrichment_references_unresolved

Legislature

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

source_not_registered

Elections

Partial

Germany — Parliamentary election — 2021-09-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 26, 2021

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 2019-05-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 26, 2019

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 2017-09-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 24, 2017

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 2014-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2014

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 2013-09-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 22, 2013

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 2009-09-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 27, 2009

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 2009-06-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 7, 2009

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 2005-09-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 18, 2005

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 2004-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 2004

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 2002-09-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 22, 2002

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 1999-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 1999

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1998-09-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 27, 1998

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1994-10-16

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 16, 1994

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 1994-06-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 12, 1994

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1990-12-02

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 2, 1990

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 1989-06-18

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 18, 1989

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1987-01-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jan 25, 1987

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 1984-06-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 17, 1984

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1983-03-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 6, 1983

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1980-10-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 5, 1980

Completed

Germany — European Parliament — 1979-06-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 10, 1979

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1976-10-03

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 3, 1976

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1972-11-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 19, 1972

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1969-09-28

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 28, 1969

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1965-09-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 19, 1965

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1961-09-17

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 17, 1961

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1957-09-15

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 15, 1957

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1953-09-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 6, 1953

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1949-08-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Aug 14, 1949

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1933-03-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Mar 5, 1933

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1932-11-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 6, 1932

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1932-07-31

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 31, 1932

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1930-09-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 14, 1930

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1928-05-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 20, 1928

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1924-12-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 7, 1924

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1924-05-04

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 4, 1924

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1920-06-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 6, 1920

Completed

Germany — Parliamentary election — 1919-01-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jan 19, 1919

Completed

Polls

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

source_not_registered

Forecasts

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

forecast_not_computed

Sources

2

  1. 1WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  2. 2Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Western Europe

France. Head of state: Emmanuel Macron. Partial.Austria. Head of state: Alexander Van der Bellen. Stale.Germany. Head of state: Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Partial.Switzerland. Head of state: Swiss Federal Council. Partial.Luxembourg. Head of state: Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Partial.Belgium. Head of state: Philippe of Belgium. Partial.Netherlands. Head of state: William Alexander of the Netherlands. Partial.
GermanyHead of state: Frank-Walter SteinmeierPartial
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  • Partial
  • Stale
  • Conflicting
  • Unavailable due to licence
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Listed without map geometry (2)

Boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply a position by CiviOrg. Small territories without geometry remain available in the index.