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General elections were held in East Germany on 14 June 1981. 500 deputies were elected to the Volkskammer, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 679 Front candidates were put forward, with 500 being elected and 179 becoming substitute deputies. At its first session on 25 June, the Volkskammer re-elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was also re-elected Chairman of the Council of State.
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Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
National Front | Socialist Unity Party of Germany | 12,235,515 | 99.86 | 127 | 0 | ||
Free German Trade Union Federation | 68 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic Union | 52 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
National Democratic Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany | 52 | 0 | |||||
Free German Youth | 40 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Women's League of Germany | 35 | 0 | |||||
Cultural Association of the GDR | 22 | 0 | |||||
Against | 16,613 | 0.14 | – | – | |||
Total | 12,252,128 | 100.00 | 500 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 12,252,128 | 99.98 | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,878 | 0.02 | |||||
Total votes | 12,255,006 | 100.00 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,352,263 | 99.21 | |||||
Source: IPU |
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