/ CS U – F DP ▁coal ition ▁a ▁dram atic ▁advantage ▁in ▁both ▁Western ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Germany ▁throughout ▁the ▁campaign . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁and ▁only ▁election ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁ 5 % ▁threshold ▁was ▁not ▁applied ▁nation wide , ▁but ▁separately ▁for ▁East ▁Germany ▁( including ▁East ▁Berlin ) ▁and ▁West ▁Germany ▁( including ▁West ▁Berlin ). ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁while ▁the ▁Western ▁The ▁Gre ens ▁failed ▁to ▁gain ▁representation , ▁an ▁ide olog ically ▁similar ▁party ▁from ▁the ▁East , ▁Alliance ▁ 9 0 , ▁did . ▁They ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁Alliance ▁ 9 0 / The ▁Gre ens ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁All ▁change ▁figures ▁are ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁pre - ex isting ▁West ▁German ▁Bund est ag . ▁ ▁Results ▁by ▁state ▁ ▁Post - e lection ▁The ▁gover ning ▁CD U / CS U - F DP ▁coal ition ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁office ▁with ▁a ▁lands lide ▁majority , ▁and ▁Hel mut ▁K ohl ▁remained ▁ch an cell or . ▁ ▁The ▁CD U ▁did ▁exception ally ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁East ▁Germany , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁heart land ▁of ▁the ▁SP D ▁before ▁the ▁Naz i ▁era . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁The ▁Federal ▁Return ing ▁Officer ▁ ▁Pse ph os ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 ▁elections ▁in ▁Germany ▁Category : Hel mut ▁K ohl ▁Category : Dec ember ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁events ▁in