2005 West German federal election (1990: Two Germanies)

Federal elections were held in the Federal Republic of Germany on the 18th of January 2005. Election was called after the 2004 European Parliamentary Election gave the SPD a relatively bad result, causing many SPD members in the Bundestag to declare themselves unaligned. This made the party loose their majority.

The 2005 election saw the SPD continue, with the support of the Greens. But while they remained the biggest party, they had not regained their absolute majority from 2002. The FDP became the biggest winner in the election.