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\%. Nevertheless, the by-election caused the shifting of one seat to another state. Cajus Julius Caesar (sic!), of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia lost his seat to Anette Hübinger, also of the CDU but from the Saarland . The complete result of the 2005 German federal election can be seen here. 
The (CDU) of Angela Merkel have won the by-election in Dresden and gained one additional in the . A 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 contender Marlies Volkmer won 32.1\% and the candidate of , 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 with 16.6\%, and the with 7.1\%. Nevertheless, the by-election caused the shifting of one seat to another state. Cajus Julius Caesar (sic!), of the CDU in lost his seat to Anette Hübinger, also of the CDU but from the . The complete result of the 2005 German federal election can be seen here. Related news
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