All 147 seats in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, including 17 overhang and leveling seats 74 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
1,844,278 (75.4%) 8.5 pp
First party
Second party
Third party
Candidate
Franziska Giffey
Bettina Jarasch
Kai Wegner
Party
SPD
Greens
CDU
Last election
38 seats, 21.6%
27 seats, 15.2%
31 seats, 17.6%
Seats won
36
32
30
Seat change
2
5
1
Popular vote
390,329
343,871
328,587
Percentage
21.4%
18.9%
18.0%
Swing
0.1 pp
3.7 pp
0.4 pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Candidate
Klaus Lederer
Kristin Brinker
Sebastian Czaja
Party
Left
AfD
FDP
Last election
27 seats, 15.6%
25 seats, 14.2%
12 seats, 6.7%
Seats won
24
13
12
Seat change
3
12
0
Popular vote
256,063
145,712
130,201
Percentage
14.1%
8.0%
7.1%
Swing
1.6 pp
6.2 pp
0.5 pp
Government before election
Second Müller senate
SPD–Left–Green
Government after election
Giffey senate
SPD–Green–Left
The 2021 Berlin state election, ruled invalid in 2022 and repeated in 2023, was held on 26 September 2021, on the same day as the 2021 German federal election, which also had to be repeated in parts of Berlin due to irregularities. Thus, the 19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin[1][2] was elected twice.
The incumbent government was a red-red-green coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Left, and The Greens led by Governing Mayor Michael Müller. Müller did not run for re-election as Mayor, and former federal minister Franziska Giffey led the SPD in the election.[3] The Berlin expropriation referendum was held on the same day, as well as the Borough council elections who function as the municipal elections of Berlin.
The SPD remained the largest party with 21.4% of votes cast, recording minimal change compared to 2016. The Greens narrowly surpassed the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to become the second largest party with 19% of the vote. The Left recorded a small decline to 14%, while the Alternative for Germany (AfD) lost almost half its vote share and finished on 8%. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) remained the smallest party in the Abgeordnetenhaus with 7%.[4]
Post-election, SPD's Giffey and Bettina Jarasch of the Greens both spoke out in favour of a coalition involving their parties.[4] They ultimately renewed the outgoing government with The Left. Franziska Giffey was elected as Governing Mayor on 21 December and her cabinet was sworn in the same day.[5]
Due to numerous irregularities that took place during the election, the Constitutional Court of the State of Berlin annulled the results in November 2022. As a result, repeat elections were scheduled for the next year.[6]
^"Termin für Abgeordnetenhauswahl in 2021 rückt näher" [The date for the Abgeordnetenhaus election in 2021 is approaching] (in German). Government of Berlin. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^"Wahlen" (in German). Berlin Ministry for the Interior and Sport. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^"SPD-Landesvorstand nominiert Franziska Giffey als Spitzenkandidatin" [SPD state executive nominates Franziska Giffey as the top candidate] (in German). Der Spiegel. 30 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ ab"SPD prevails against the Greens in the Berlin election". Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^"Franziska Giffey Elected Governing Mayor of Berlin". Berlin Spectator. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^"Berlin state elections declared void". Deutsche Welle. 16 November 2022.
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