2008 East German general election (1990: Two Germanies)

Legislative elections were held in the German Democratic Republic (AKA East Germany) on the 27th of August 2008, after the President disbanded the Volkskammer in the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis. The election was held in order to stabalize the country, and give the government renewed legitimacy. While Angela Merkel wanted to continue a centre-right coalition government, she was forced to renew the Grand Coalition with SPD. Her excuse was the Financial Crisis. The election also saw the NDPD splitt between a right-wing conservative part and a centrist liberal part. This in the aftermath of the party's turn to the right.