1989 Besmenian federal election

1985 Besmenian federal election

September 3, 1989
427 seats 214 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Martin Beiter Erik Tautenbach Doris Klammer-Brunt Party Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Besmenian People's Party Social Democratic Union Leader since 22 March 1980 27 September 1985 16 January 1984 Leader's seat Metakumburg Neidenstein-Sulzburg Summingia   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ingrid Sölter Helmut Schwarzberg Party Green Party of Besmenia Besmenian Republican Party Leader since 12 February 1989 (nominated) 18 June 1982 Leader's seat Summingia Maurenmark

The 1989 Besmenian federal election took take place on September 3, 1989 in Besmenia. It was the election of the 19th Federal Chamber.

Candidates

FBBP

Prime Minister Martin Beiter, who was also FBBP chairman, ran as FBBP candidate for the fourth time.

BVP

The BVP had put its chairman, Erik Tautenbach, in the running as a prime minister candidate. Tautenbach became BVP chairman in 1985, succeeding Michael Möhring. Under Tautenbach, the BVP was since 1986 able to record high electoral successes after the party lost massive votes as a result of the Gleitzmann scandal.

SDU

The Federal Minister for Finance and Vice Prime Minister Doris Klammer-Brunt ran for the SDU a second time as prime minister candidate.