FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 18 SEPTEMBER 2005
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Elections to the Bundestag
Source: German Federal Republic elections website

Parties
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* CDU - Christlich-Demokratische Union (Christian-Democratic 
   Union)
* CSU - Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union)
* FDP - Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)
* Grune - Die Grünen (The Greens)
* Linke - Die Linke (The Left)
* SPD - Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic 
   Party of Germany)

In these tables the Linke vote is compared with the PDS vote in 
2002.


SUMMARIES OF VOTES AND SEATS BY LAND (STATE)
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THÜRINGEN (Thuringia)
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              1,957,755
Votes cast:          1,477,829  (75.5%)
Invalid votes:          29,971  (02.0%)
Valid votes:         1,447,858  (98.0%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    420,605   29.1   (-02.2)      3   (+02_
FDP                     71,968   05.0   (-00.9)      -
Grune                   51,835   03.6   (+00.4)      -
Linke                  368,228   25.4   (+06.4)      -
SPD                    459,850   31.8   (-08.5)      6   (-03)
Others                  75,372   05.2                -
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Total                1,447,858                       9   (-01)
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              1,957,755
Votes cast:          1,477,829  (75.5%)
Invalid votes:          27,052  (01.8%)
Valid votes:         1,450,777  (98.2%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    372,435   25.7   (-03.7)      2   (-03)
FDP                    115,009   07.9   (+02.1)      1
Grune                   69,976   04.8   (+00.6)      1
Linke                  378,340   26.1   (+09.1)      5   (+05)
SPD                    432,778   29.8   (-10.1)      -
Others                  82,239   05.7                -
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Total                1,450,777                       9   (+02)
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