The 1990 Berlin state election was held on 2 December 1990 to elect the members of the 12th

Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin The of Berlin (House of Representatives) () is the state parliament ('' Landtag'') of Berlin, Germany according to the city-state's constitution. In 1993, the parliament moved from Rathaus Schöneberg to its present house on Niederkirchnerst ...

. This was the first election held in Berlin after the reunification of Germany and Berlin, and was held on the same day as the 1990 federal election. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as the largest party with 40.4%, with the

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(SPD) second on 30.4%. The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) won 9.2%, while the Free Democratic Party (FDP) won 7.1%. Two green parties, the Alternative List from the West and the

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from the East, entered the Abgeordnetenhaus with 5.0% and 4.4% respectively. The 5%

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for entry was applied separately in the old West and East of the city, allowing both parties to enter despite both falling short of 5% statewide. They subsequently formed a joint parliamentary group, and later merged to become the Berlin branch of

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. A potential CDU–FDP government came up two seats short of a majority, and no left-of-centre arrangement was possible due to the presence of PDS. Thus, the CDU and SPD entered into a grand coalition, and CDU leader and former Mayor

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was elected as the first

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of reunified Berlin.

Parties

The table below lists the parties and groupings competing in the election which were represented in the 11th Abgeordnetenhaus of West Berlin (elected in 1989) and the last city council of East Berlin (elected in May 1990). Parties are listed in order of the number of seats they held in both city legislatures.

Election result

Notes

References

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