Hence, for the first time since 1949 the party was not represented in the Bundestag and their former coalition partners in the Union parties (the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union in Bavaria) had to form a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party instead.
Dakle, po prvi put od 1949. stranka nije bila zastupljena u Bundestagu i njihovim bivšim koalicijskim partnerima u ] Kršćansko demokratska unija i Hrišćanski socijalni savez u Bavarskoj) morale su osnovati veliku koaliciju s Socijaldemokratska stranka.