The 2021 German federal election chose the members of the 20th Bundestag and marked the end of Angela Merkel's sixteen years as chancellor, as she did not run again. The Social Democratic Party, led by Olaf Scholz, narrowly won the most votes, ahead of the CDU/CSU under Armin Laschet, which had its worst-ever result. The Greens made their best showing to date. After negotiations, the SPD, the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats agreed to form a coalition, the first three-party national government of this kind in the modern history of the Federal Republic, and Scholz became chancellor in December.
Before and after
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- 15 September 2021Founding of AUKUS
- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
- from 19 September 2021 to 13 December 20212021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption
- 26 September 20212021 German federal election
- 5 October 2021Creation of Windows 11
- 6 October 2021The WHO recommends the first malaria vaccine
- 21 October 20212021 Rust shooting incident
- 25 October 20212021 Sudanese coup d'état
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