1972 Besmenian federal election
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The 1972 Besmenian federal election took place in Besmenia on January 16, 1972. It was the election of the 14th Federal Chamber.
The SDU under Prime Minister Johannes Schmidt lost a lot of votes and after 8 years as the strongest party became the second strongest again. The strongest party was the BVP, which sent its chairman Robert Gleitzmann into the race as the top candidate and benefited from the losses of the SDU. The FBBP and the BRP gained mandates. The DB lost votes and dropped out of the Federal Chamber with 3.3%.
Background
Electoral system
Contesting parties
Prime Minister candidate of the parties
BVP
SDU
FBBP
BRP
BELP
DB
Campaign
TV debates
Results
Government formation
Coalitions considered | Seats |
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Total seats | 427 |
Absolute majority (From 214 seats) | |
BVP, SDU | 279 |
BVP, FBBP | 258 |
BVP, BRP, BELP | 252 |
BVP, BRP | 227 |