German Christian Democrats win by-election in Dresden

October 2, 2005 

The Christian Democrats (CDU) of Angela Merkel have won the by-election in Dresden and gained one additional overhang seat in the Bundestag. A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections. 
The CDU candidate Andreas Lämmel received 37.0% of the first votes, his Social Democratic contender Marlies Volkmer won 32.1% and the candidate of The Left, Katja Kipping, earned 19.2%. 
The SPD performed better at the second election, winning 27.9%, followed by the CDU with 24.4%, the Left with 19.7%, the Free Democrats with 16.6%, and the Greens with 7.1%.
German Christian Democrats win by - election in Dresden October 2 , 2005 The Christian Democrats ( CDU ) of Angela Merkel have won the by - election in Dresden and gained one additional overhang seat in the Bundestag . A by - election or bye - election is a special election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections . The CDU candidate Andreas Lämmel received 37.0 % of the first votes , his Social Democratic contender Marlies Volkmer won 32.1 % and the candidate of The Left , Katja Kipping , earned 19.2 % . The SPD performed better at the second election , winning 27.9 % , followed by the CDU with 24.4 % , the Left with 19.7 % , the Free Democrats with 16.6 % , and the Greens with 7.1 % .
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The Christian Democrats
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Angela Merkel
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the by-election
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Dresden
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one additional overhang seat
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The CDU candidate Andreas Lämmel
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Marlies Volkmer
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