What is 2017 German federal election?
[[File:Bundestag 2017.svg|thumb| The [[German Bundestag]] after the 2017 election: {{legend|#000000|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]/[[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|CSU]]: 246* seats}} {{legend|#EB001F|[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]: 153 seats}} {{legend|#00ADEF|[[Alternative for Germany|AfD]]: 94 seats}} {{legend|#FFED00|[[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]: 80 seats}} {{legend|#8C3473|[[Die Linke|The Left]]: 69 seats}} {{legend|#58AB27|[[Alliance '90/The Greens|Greens]]: 67 seats}} * CDU: 200, CSU: 46. ]] The '''2017 German federal election''' was held in [[Germany]] on 24 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dw.com/en/race-for-the-bundestag-2017-how-does-the-german-general-election-work/a-37805756 |title=Race for the Bundestag 2017: How does the German general election work? |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |access-date=4 September 2017}}</ref> The [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] won 33% of the vote, but both them and the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] lost many seats. The [[Alternative for Germany]] and [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] both entered parliament and made great gains. == Parties == === Major === These parties have received at least 4% of the national vote in the last German federal election, and are predicted to win seats in this next election. * [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] (CDU): led by [[Angela Merkel]]. The party is [[Liberal conservatism|liberal conservative]] and pro-[[European Union]]. Together with the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]] (CSU), a [[conservatism|conservative]] party. * [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] (SPD): led by [[Martin Schulz]]. The party supports [[social democracy]] and is pro-[[European Union]]. * [[Die Linke|The Left]]: led by [[Sahra Wagenknecht]] and [[Dietmar Bartsch]]. The Left is a [[democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] party. * [[Alliance '90/The Greens]]: led by [[Katrin Göring-Eckardt]] and [[