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{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name      = 2012 Vierz general election
| country            = Vierzland
| previous_election  = [[2010 Vierz general election|2010]]
| next_election      = [[2017 Vierz general election|2017]]
| election_date      = 14 January 2012
| seats_for_election = All 745 seats in the [[Federal Assembly of Vierzland|Federal Assembly]]
| majority_seats     = 373
| first_election     = <!-- yes/no (blank is no)-->

| ongoing            = no
| results_sec        =
| turnout            = 78.3%

<!-- National Democratic Party -->
| party1             = [[National Democratic Party (Vierzland)|NDP]]
| colour1            = #152b60
| party_leader1      = [[Kaspar Vahl]]
| percentage1        = 52.6%
| seats1             = 392
| seats1_before      = 226

<!-- Democratic Labour Party -->
| party2             = [[Democratic Labour Party of Vierzland|DAP]]
| colour2            = #FF0000
| party_leader2      = [[Erhardt Preisner]]
| percentage2        = 26.3%
| seats2             = 196
| seats2_before      = 377

<!-- Vierz Centre Party -->
| party3             = [[Vierz Centre Party|VZP]]
| colour3            = #FAA61A
| party_leader3      = [[Klemens Brandt]]
| percentage3        = 8.7%
| seats3             = 65
| seats3_before      = 22

<!-- Conservative People's Party -->
| party4             = [[Conservative People's Party (Vierzland)|KVP]]
| colour4            = #008066
| party_leader4      = [[Paulina Krehl]]
| percentage4        = 6.3%
| seats4             = 47
| seats4_before      = 66

<!-- Royalists -->
| party5             = [[Royalists (Vierzland)|RY]]
| colour5            = #66023C
| party_leader5      = [[Jens Lehmbruck]]
| percentage5        = 6%
| seats5             = 45
| seats5_before      = 54

| map                = 
| map_upright        = 
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = 

| title              = [[Chancellor of Vierzland|Chancellor]]
| before_election    = [[Erhardt Preisner]]
| before_party       = [[Democratic Labour Party of Vierzland|DAP]]
| before_image = Job Cohen 2010.jpg
| after_election     = [[Kaspar Vahl]]
| after_party        = [[National Democratic Party (Vierzland)|NDP]]
| after_image = SPD Bundesparteitag Leipzig 2013 by Moritz Kosinsky 075 cropped.jpg
}}

'''General elections''' were held in Vierzland on Saturday 14 January 2012 to elect all 745 members of the [[Federal Assembly of Vierzland|Federal Assembly]].

After the resignation of [[Chancellor of Vierzland|Chancellor]] [[Paul Bachmeier]] as chairman of the [[Democratic Labour Party of Vierzland|Democratic Labour Party]], [[Erhardt Preisner]] led the DAP to victory in the [[2010 Vierz general election|2010 election]], securing a narrow majority of 377 seats. His tenure was onset by low approval ratings amid a {{wp|recession}} the aftermath of the [[2011 Bertenau bombings]]. His government lost a {{wp|vote of no confidence}} in the Federal Assembly in November 2011, and a general election was set for January 2012.

The DAP was faring poorly in the polls and its main competitor, the {{wp|right-wing}} [[National Democratic Party (Vierzland)|National Democratic Party]], was experiencing a rapid rise after the election of assemblyman [[Kaspar Vahl]] as its leader. Polls predicted a narrow majority or {{wp|plurality}} win for the NDP. On election day, the NDP won in a {{wp|landslide victory}}, securing a 392-seat majority and surprising political experts, officials, and the media. On 16 February 2012, Vahl was elected chancellor, forming the [[first Vahl cabinet]].
[[Category:Vasarden]]
[[Category:Vierzland]]
[[Category:Politics of Vierzland]]