However , they still remained in opposition , because the Union won an absolute majority .
In 1957 federal elections they still reached 7.7 percent of the vote to 1990 and their last direct mandate with which they had held 41 of 497 seats in the Bundestag .
They still remained in opposition , because the Union won an absolute majority .
In 1957 federal elections they still reached 7.7 percent of the vote to 1990 and their last direct mandate with which they had held 41 of 497 seats in the Bundestag .