2015 West German federal election (1990: Two Germanies)

Federal elections were held in the Federal Republic of Germany on the 8th of October 2015. The election took place in the starting pace of the European migrant crisis. With this issue becoming more important, most parties was welcoming to new migrants coming to Europe. The party that was opposed to welcoming more migrants was the Republicans.

Following the election, the Republicans rose to become the second biggest party, and the strongest conservative force in West Germany. While the Grand Coalition of the SPD and the CDU continued to govern the country, their policies following the 2008 recession and the migrant crisis, would arguably tear down the reputation of this government.