polls; online References Further reading Hansen, Michael A., and Jonathan Olsen. "Rhapsody in Beige: The Impact of SPD Candidate Evaluations on Vote Choice in the 2009, 2013, and 2017 Federal Elections." German Politics 29.2 (2020): 223–243. online Schoen, Harald. "Merely a referendum on Chancellor Merkel? Parties, issues and candidates in the 2009 German federal election." German Politics 20.1 (2011): 92–106. External links Official voting results from the Federal Returning Officer Opinion poll tracker with data Opinion poll tracker with graph and monthly average Bundestag Election Candidates Analysis of the election by Ingo Schmidt: The German Federal Elections: Centre-Right Wins Majority, Social Democracy Suffers Crushing Defeat, The Left Receives a Boost Federal elections in Germany 2009 elections in Germany Angela Merkel Frank-Walter Steinmeier September 2009 events in Europe