2007 West German federal election (1990: Two Germanies)

Federal elections were held in the Federal Republic of Germany on the 13th of July 2007. Following the announcement that Gerhard Schröder would retire as Chancellor of Germany.

The SPD suffered from mismanagment and an increasingly elitist governance after 16 years of SPD rule in West Germany. Following the election, Guido Westerwelle from the FDP, would become the next Chancellor.