1999 West German federal election (1990: Two Germanies)

Federal elections were held in the Federal Republic of Germany on the 14th of August 1999. The election was held the year after Gerhard Schröder became the leader of the SPD, triggering the left-wing of the party to split and form the Party of Labourists and Socialists. Since no political party gained a majority alone, the SPD was forced to form coalition, and did so with the Greens. The new PAS managed to get former chancellor, Oskar Lafontaine, into the party, helping it to become even more popular.