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The 3rd German federal election, 1957, was conducted on September 15, 1957, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Politics of Germany takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Federal Chancellor The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland is the Constitution of Germany. Based on the experience with the atrocities of the Nazi regime, human rights in Germany are protected extensively by the constitution The Federal Assembly (aka Federal Convention Bundesversammlung is a special body in the institutional system of Germany, convened solely for the purpose of electing The Bundesrat ("federal council" or "upper house of German parliament" is the representation of the 16 Federal States ( Bundesländer) of The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. The Federal Constitutional Court (in German: Bundesverfassungsgericht BVerfG) is a special Court established by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic The “ Federal Court of Justice of Germany ” ( German: “ Bundesgerichtshof ” or “ BGH ” is the highest court in the system of ordinary jurisdiction The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. Horst Köhler ( born 22 February 1943) is a German politician ( CDU) and economist who serves as the current President of Germany. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler (ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany) is the Chancellor of Germany. The Cabinet of Germany ( German: Bundeskabinett or Bundesregierung) is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' The following information deals with elections in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament the Landtags This is a list of political parties in Germany. Germany has a Multi-party system with two large parties three substantial smaller parties and a number of minor The Federal Republic of Germany is a Central European country and member of the European Union, Group of 8 and NATO (among others The European Union is a unique entity possessing elements of Intergovernmentalism, Supranationalism and a Multi-party Parliamentary democracy Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
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Issues and Campaign
Results
A number of members (7 CDU, 12 SPD, 2 FDP, 1 other) indirectly elected by the Berlin legislature are not included in the totals below.
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage (change) | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 11,875,339 | 39. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. 7% | +3. 3% | 215 | +24 | 43. 2% |
| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 3,133,060 | 10. 5% | +1. 7% | 55 | +3 | 11. 1% |
| German Party (DP) | 1,062,293 | 3. The German Party ( Deutsche Partei) is a name used by a number of German political parties in the country's history 4% | +0. 1% | 17 | +2 | 3. 4% |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 2,307,135 | 7. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. 7% | -1. 8% | 41 | -7 | 8. 2% |
| Social Democratic Party | 9,495,571 | 31. 7% | +2. 9% | 169 | +18 | 34. 0% |
| All Others | 2,032,030 | 7. 0% | 0 | 0. 0% | ||
| Totals | 29,905,428 | 100. 0% | 497 | +10 | 100. 0% | |
Post-election
Konrad Adenauer remained Chancellor, governing in coalition with the smaller German Party. Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer ( 5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967 was a German Statesman. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler