The 2021 German federal election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the 20th Bundestag. On the same day, state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also held. Incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel chose not to run again in this election, marking the first time in postwar history that an incumbent Chancellor did not seek re-election.The Social Democratics Party (SPD) had their best result since 2005 and emerged as the largest party for the first time since 2002, while the Union parties (CDU), which had led a grand coalition with the SPD since 2013, had their worst...